Move over Jaws — there’s a new deadly fish in town.

Last week, a swimmer was stabbed in the leg by an Atlantic needlefish while swimming off the Jersey coast, police said.

The rare clash between human and needlefish — a relative of the flying fish who have a distinctive bill that’s long, narrow, and sharp — happened off Long Beach Island on June 21 at 11:40 a.m.

Needlefish are consummable, mostly appearing on the menus of Japanese restaurants,

The unnamed adult swimmer was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center for treatment after the unprovoked encounter with the fish, also known as a long tom, which can reach lengths of up to 3.5 feet and weigh as much as 5 pounds.

They generally live in shallow tropical or temperate coastal waters.

Some swim along the surface of the open ocean, while others thrive in brackish water.

Needlefish species can be found worldwide. Good news for humans — they prefer feasting on shrimp and smaller fish.

Initially, word spread the man had been attacked by a shark.

Those rumors were likely fueled by the appearance of “Dold,” an 11-foot, 761pound great white shark which surfaced June 20 in the waters off the beaches of Asbury Park and Spring Lake.

Dold’s arrival coincided with the 50th anniversary of the release of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.”

Thankfully Dold has moved north toward Nantucket since.

While uncommon, there have been several reported needlefish incidents in recent years.

A young angler barely survived after a needlefish leaped out of the water and impaled his neck while he was fishing in southern Indonesia in 2020.

Back in 2018, a 22-year-old Thai navy cadet was killed after getting speared by a needlefish during a training exercise.

The most infamous incident occurred in 1977, when a 10-year-old boy in Hawaii reportedly died during a nocturnal fishing trip with his dad. The fish leapt from the water, and pierced one of his eyes.