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Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Channa micropeltes in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]. Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb). [3]
Snakeheads have also been spotted in New York State according to the state's Department of Environmental Conservation. [15] Snakeheads have been caught in New Jersey since at least 2008 and, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the snakehead population appears to be growing and expanding its distribution.
Channa marulius, the bullseye snakehead or great snakehead, is a large species of snakehead native to South Asia. [2] Populations in Southeast Asia are now regarded as separate species. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
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.
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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.
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.