MANSFIELD, Mass. (CNN/WPRI) -- We've told you about the rare blue lobsters, but here's something even more scarce, orange ones! A store chain in Massachusetts has six of them.
These carrot-colored crustaceans are a very rare find. They're known as orange lobsters. They look like they've already been cooked.
Bill Sarro of ocean fresh seafood and restaurant in Mansfield said he's never seen one in 30 years. One of his retail managers found them while unpacking a crate. Sarro says, "And he pulled out a bunch of lobsters he thought were already cooked and thought someone was playing a joke on us and put them in a crate. And he picked them up and they started moving and crawling up his arm... He thought it was the best thing ever."
There were 5 of these found in Mansfield and another found in the fresh catch North Attleboro location for a total of 6. Sarro says, "We've seen blue lobsters, but we've never carrot-colored lobsters came through the doors."
They are this orangey color due to a genetic mutation. They were all found off the Magdalen Islands in Maine. They won't be returning to the wild, and they won't be showing up on a dinner plate. Sarro says, "No, we're not selling them, we're a small family business. Keep everything together."
He wants to put one of them on display in each of his 5 fresh catch locations. Sarro says, "People can come in and enjoy this one in a 10 million chance to see a lobster like this."
According to the University of Maine's Lobster Institute, there are some colors that are even more rare. The chances of catching a yellow lobster are one in 30 million. And you're really lucky to grab an albino one. That has a one in 100 million chance.