For the Average Joe, lobsters are all dark red.
But a rare shiny lobster, known for its cotton candy-like colors, has been caught in New England.
According to a Fox News report, the Atlantic Lobster Company trapped the remarkable pink and blue shellfish off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.
Rare 'cotton candy' lobster caught in New England: '1 in 100 million' https://t.co/i9y4GMFtuZ
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The rare lobster joins two similar-looking lobsters at the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire.
How rare is the crustacian?
“Cotton candy lobsters are approximately 1 in 100 million!” a representative at the science center told Fox News.
While most associate lobsters as being red, it turns out that lobsters do come in a variety of colors.
“Lobsters come in a few color descriptions from orange, yellow, red, blue and cotton candy, which is a mixture of pinks and purples on a blue backdrop resembling ‘cotton candy,’ so this is where the name comes from,” the representative wrote.
“There are also split lobsters, for example red on one side and black on the other; as well as calico, another rare coloration where the lobster has a distinctive black and orange mottled color pattern,” the representative added.
No matter the color, all lobsters turn red once they hit hot water, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The Seacoast Science Center is a nonprofit marine science education organization with a mission to “spark curiosity, enhance understanding, and inspire the conservation of our Blue Planet,” according to its website.
Lobsters are found on the east coast of North America, from Newfoundland in Canada to North Carolina, according to NOAA.