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Head of a northern snakehead. The distinguishing features of a northern snakehead include a long dorsal fin with 49–50 rays, [6] an anal fin with 31–32 rays, a small, anteriorly depressed head, the eyes above the middle part of the upper jaw, a large mouth extending well beyond the eye, and villiform teeth in bands, with large canines on the lower jaw and palatines.
Snakeheads became a national news topic in the United States because of the appearance of C. argus, commonly known as northern snakeheads, spawning in a Crofton, Maryland, pond in 2002. [8] Northern snakeheads became permanently established in the Potomac River around 2004, [11] and possibly established in Florida. [8]
The Northern snakehead was first reported in the United States in Maryland during the summer of 2002. When officials realized the species was a danger to the Chesapeake Bay, they drained the pond ...
The 13,000 pounds of snakehead harvested from the Conowingo were sent to J.J. McDonnell and Co. Inc., a seafood wholesaler south of Baltimore in Elkridge, Maryland, for processing.
Northern snakeheads “As far as we know, they are limited between York Haven and Holtwood dams,” Smith said. Snakeheads are long, dark-colored fish that can grow to 36 to 40 inches long and ...
Northern snakeheads are piscivorous fish native to the rivers and estuaries of China, Russia, and Korea that have been introduced and become established in parts of North America. [26] [27] However, unlike bowfin which are native to North America, the northern snakehead is considered an invasive species and environmentally harmful there.
The northern snakehead was caught last month in a drainage pool at Duck Creek Conservation Area. The last time one showed up in Missouri was four years ago, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Channa is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species . The genus has a wide natural distribution extending from Iraq in the west, to Indonesia and China in the east, and parts of Siberia in the Far East .