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This fish with human teeth caught in Nags Head will give you nightmares

A fish with human-like teeth was caught off Jennette's Pier in Nags Head on Tuesday.

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Maggie Brown
, WRAL multiplatform producer
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — An uncommon fish with human-like teeth was caught off Jennette's Pier in Nags Head on Monday.
Researchers believe the fish got its name because its mouth looks like the mouth of a sheep.

Officials with the North Carolina aquarium said that these fish are extremely difficult to catch, but taste great.

Sheepshead fish caught off coast of Nags Head. Photo taken by Jennette's Pier in Nags Head/Photographer George Craig

Angler Nathan Martin, from South Mills, was able to catch the guy by using a hand-tied rig and sand fleas for bait.

During the summer, the Sheepshead fish eats barnacles and can be found near bridges.

Sheepshead fish caught off coast of Nags Head. Photo taken by Jennette's Pier in Nags Head/Photographer George Craig

The fish is not listed as endangered or vulnerable with the World Conservation Union.

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