The northern snakehead, a dangerous fish from Asia, spreads across America. It threatens local fish and wildlife. First seen ...

The invasive northern snakehead, which has recently been appearing in Missouri and other states, must be eradicated, officials say.

The fish can also breathe air, allowing them to survive for several days out of water if their skin stays moist.

The northern snakehead, a long, sharp-toothed fish with an eel-like body, is quickly spreading through rivers and lakes in ...

30, 2019 3:28 p.m. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish, was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first ...

The fish threatens populations of native fish throughout the state's waterways, according to the Missouri Department of ...

In summer, and in warmer conditions—which necessitates more oxygen—the fish solely breathes air though its suprabranchial organ. The northern snakehead is not alone in this ability ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation is warning Missouri anglers and those near waterways to keep an eye out for an ...

The yellow and blue fish didn’t look like any known species. Two Channa nachi, or Farham’s snakehead fish, as seen in an aquarium. Photos shared by Jayasimhan Praveenraj Praveenraj and a team ...

Conservationists are telling anglers to cut the head off a predatory, reptile-looking fish that can breathe air if they find one. The northern snakehead is an invasive fish species with a fitting ...

which is why the Missouri Department of Conservation urges any anglers who catch the fish to kill it. The northern snakehead has python-like coloration and pattern and can breathe air, allowing it to ...