The origin of snakeheads in Pennsylvania is unknown, Parker said. They were likely introduced through the pet trade or food industry. Once a popular freshwater aquarium fish, snakeheads may have ...

Two Channa nachi, or Farham’s snakehead fish, as seen in an aquarium. Photos shared by Jayasimhan Praveenraj Praveenraj and a team of researchers took a closer look at some of these fish ...

Snakeheads were previously sold in pet stores, live fish markets and some restaurants. Some “aquarium hobbyists” or snakehead connoisseurs may have released them in hopes of establishing a ...

Invasion of the Snakeheads The voracious “Frankenfish” has turned up in the Potomac River, Lake Michigan and a California lake, sparking fears of an ecological Armageddon Helen Fields February ...

Snakeheads have also been sold as a captive species in the aquarium trade. At some point some of these snakeheads made it to open waters. And then they started spreading. Missouri is the latest ...

There’s an invasive species of fish spotted in North Carolina that is so dangerous, officials in other states are advising those who catch them to kill them ...

Snakehead fish are “regularly collected and exported for the international aquarium pet industry,” researchers said. Praveenraj said the new species was “mistakenly exported to Japan in the ...