A monster lobster, nicknamed JJ after British super heavyweight boxing silver medalist Joe Joyce, has taken up residence at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
Weighing in at a whopping 7.65kg, he is the heaviest common lobster to be discovered in UK waters since 1931.
JJ was found in waters off Lannacombe Beach, North Devon, by local free diver Joe Pike earlier this month, and taken to the Aquarium to be weighed.
He has now joined the Aquarium's Plymouth Sound tank. Due to his time spent out of the water, the Aquarium's Husbandry team have since been monitoring him closely to get him back in full health.
Once he's made a full recovery, he will be moved to the Eddystone Reef exhibit, where he will join other native marine species including the grumpy stone bass, Cornelia.
"After weighing JJ in at 7.65kgs, it does indeed look like he is the heaviest common lobster to be discovered in UK waters since 1931," said James Wright, curator at the National Marine Aquarium.
"It is however, very hard to age a lobster, especially at this size due to the frequency with which they moult, and growth is affected by all kinds of factors, but we estimate he is around 50 – 70 years old.
"He has spent some time with our Husbandry team here at the National Marine Aquarium who have been monitoring his progress very closely, and we're happy to report he has been feeding well and is on the road to recovery."
Common lobsters (scientific name homarus gammarus) are species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea.
They are distinguishable by their dark blue colour and different sized claws - one used for cutting and one for crushing.
Europe's biggest ever common lobster, caught off Fowey in Cornwall in 1931, weighed just over 9kg and measured just over four feet.