RESEARCHERS in New Zealand got a surprise when they were presented with what appears to be a two-legged frogfish.

    The creature was sent to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in a bid to discover where it ca

    me from and what it is.

    The black fishy frog-looking bipedalled oddball was picked up by holidaymakers Claudia Howse and James Beuvink at New Zealand’s Bay of Islands.

    But the pair had no idea what it was so decided to hand it over to science.

    Unfortunately the creature was dead when it was given to researchers who are now attempting to work out exactly where it came from.

    But its discovery has sparked intrigue with some even suggesting it looks like a “toothless dragon.”

    Experts are now probing the rare find.

    The museum said, “This weird creature is likely to be a species of frogfish, but we won’t know until we have a chance to examine it closely!

    “Frogfishes have the fastest bite of any vertebrate.

    “Their mouths expand at the speed approaching a 22 rifle bullet — and that’s in a medium 800x denser than air.”

    While this particular species is not known yet — the “frogfish” is pretty common.

    They are found in both tropical and subtropical oceans and seas except the Mediterranean Sea.

    They are known to be cannibals and regularly eat shellfish, other ocean dwellers and each other.(SD-Agencies)