Crocodile or fish? Bizarre alligator gar found in Singapore | 10,000 miles from native habitat

Credit: Pen News/Imran Kassim A MONSTROUS “prehistoric” fish that looks exactly like an alligator has sparked a marine mystery after it was discovered by a British expat in Asia. The creature left locals in Singapore shocked after its remains were discovered on the banks of the MacRitchie Reservoir. Karen Lythgoe, who comes from Scotland, documented the discovery. She said: “There were some people already looking at it from the boardwalk, but that was too far away to see what it was. “We though it was a crocodile from that position, but it didn’t look quite right, so we went off the path to get a closer look. “It wasn’t a crocodile! It was like something you might see in a zoo – it looked prehistoric with its big jaws and teeth. “I was shocked and intrigued at how it came to be in the reservoir.” Imran Kassim, 27, thought it was another predatory reptile. He said: “Honestly, it flat out looked like an alligator, especially because a portion of it’s body was gone – probably eaten by a happy monitor lizard. “I