Prehistoric alligator gar pulled from lagoon

An alligator gar weighing more than 100 pounds (seven stones/45kg) has been removed from a Lagoon in Louisiana. Pictures of the dead 'monster' fish were posted on facebook.

It is unknown how the massive creature ended up in the lagoon but there is speculation it may have somehow made its way over from a nearby canal.

The alligator gar is North America's largest freshwater fish and is found largely throughout parts of the southeastern US and Mexico. The fossil record traces its existence back to the Early Cretaceous over a hundred million years ago.