Officials believe the creature – which they referred to as a “megalodon” – was swimming with the fishes for at least two years.

Releasing a goldfish into the wild can create "an invasive problem that can last decades," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said

Call me Megalodon,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wrote about a massive pet goldfish found in Presque Isle this past week. While conducting an electrofishing survey, the USFWS came across a larger-than-life pet goldfish that someone released into the waterway,

Goldfish owners have been warned against turning their fish into Megalodon by releasing them into wild waters which can destroy local ecosystems and steal food from other fish

Wildlife Service officials retrieved a massive goldfish that was dumped into a Pennsylvania river, warning pet owners not to release their aquatic animals into the wild