Goliath the lobster arrives at new home in Montreal

Aseven-kilogram lobster has been rescued from a Quebec grocery store and is settling in at his new home at the Montral Biodme.

Thejumbo crustaceanarrived for saleatanIGA storein Varennes, Que. east of Montreal.

An IGA supervisor, Yves Lalonde, contacted the Society for Friends of the Montreal Biodme, hoping they would have a place for the huge specimen.

Christened 'Goliath' by IGAstaff,the lobster is estimated to be between 35 and 50-years-oldand willjoin 30 others livingin the Biodme's Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem.

According to a statement released by the Biodme, the crustacean was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia and is an American lobster from the Northwest Atlantic.

At 48-centimetres in length,the lobster may be an impressive size, butthe Biodme has seen bigger.

Aneight-kilogram lobster was donated to the facility in 2008 by a woman who won it in a Super Bowl contest. That lobster died a few years ago.

According to the Guiness World Records book, the biggest lobster was caught off Nova Scotia in 1977. It weighed more than 20 kilograms and was 106 centimeters long.

The newest resident of the Biodme is in good health, according to staff, and could be enjoyed by visitors for many years to come.

According to Biodme staff, lobsters can survive for up to 50 years.