Viral picture of rare yellow lobster caught by fisherman leaves netizens amazed

A fisherman poses with a couple of lobster after he landed a small catch for sale to a local wholesaler in the harbour at Scarborough, northeast England. Pic/AFP

A photo of a rare yellow lobster has left netizens surprised. The rare yellow lobster, which was caught off the coast of Maine, has now found a forever home at the University of New England's Marine Science Center.

Interestingly, the rare yellow lobster was caught by fisherman Marley Babb who later donated it to the centre. According to a blog published by the University, Babb contacted the marine centre and asked if they would like to house his once-in-a-lifetime catch. Babb personally dropped the rare creature at the centre where it is "settling in nicely."

The University posted stunning pictures of the yellow lobster on Instagram and named him "Banana". "There's plenty of (shell)fish in the sea, but Banana is 1 in 30 million," they captioned the post.

Since being shared, the pictures have created a buzz among people with the post garnering tons of likes and comments.

"Please make Banana the official UNE Mascot!" said one user while a second user commented, "Banana! What a great name!" A third user said, "Banana has a great new home," while a fourth comment read, "Banana deserves their own IG page."