When Adam Todd picked up a squid to make himself a bit of lunch, he had no idea what was lurking inside his purchase.
As the 28-year-old started to cut into the fish to make calamari, he realised there was something unusual inside.
But nothing could prepare the Lisburn man for what he found - a small baby shark.
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Speaking to Belfast Live, Adam said: "It was something I picked up from St George's Market on Saturday for lunch. I brought it home and started to get it ready.
"I knew there was something in it, usually the sort of squid I would get would be half the size, this was very big. Usually it would be shrimp or something tiny like that inside.
"It was only when I started to prepare it I realised it was different, not another type or fish or prawn. I was determined to get it out in one piece.
"When I did I was speechless, I did not know what to think.
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"I wouldn't go fishing that often so the first time seeing one was in my sink. I knew it was some type of shark but not exactly what, a baby dogfish or sixgill shark.
"It was definitely a shock and I didn't know what to do with it. I would be used to wee fish or prawns inside one but not a baby shark."
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