Homo erectus has some new competition in the snicker-inducing species names category.

That's because a new exhibit at the Royal BC Museum in British Columbia, Canada features an eel-like creature called the bony-eared assfish, The Toronto Star newspaper reported.

Formally classified as Acanthonus armatus, no one seems to know where the fish's common name came from exactly, but the museum's vertebrate zoology curator Gavin Hanke told The Star the name seems to suit its appearance.

“It is an ugly fish. That’s why I like it,” Hanke said. “It’s got a big bulbous head and a tapering body and flabby skin. It almost looks like a glorified tadpole."

Though the bony-eared assfish is native to the Pacific Ocean, this one was the first caught off the coast of North America, captured near Vancouver Island nearly 10 years ago. Known for its small brain, it's also British Columbia's only specimen of the species, which is why Hanke wants to keep the rare fish intact rather than open it up for research.

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That's probably for the best, as the bony-eared assfish's name alone will likely bring in at least a few curious museum-goers.

“There are some funny names out there for species," Hanke said. "But that one takes the cake.”