The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range goes from the Amur River watershed in Siberia and Manchuria down to Hainan. [3]

The Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), a fish native to China and Russia, has become a problem invasive species in several states, including Delaware. Anyone who catches a snakehead in Delaware is encouraged to kill it and notify the Division of Fish and Wildlife.

The northern snakehead has become widely popular in ethnic markets and restaurants over the last two decades, such that this species comprised the greatest volume and weight of all live snakehead species imported into the U.S. until 2001 (Courtenay and …

The Northern Snakehead is a species of large carnivorous fish native to parts of the Koreas, China, and Russia. This species is often considered as food fish in several places within their natural range and are seldom kept as aquarium fish.

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) has a most unusual ability: It can breathe outside of the water, as well as within. Juveniles can also wriggle their long, narrow bodies onto land,...

Northern snakehead fish are native to China, Southern Siberia and North Korea and are an invasive species in North America. Northern snakehead fish are typically brown with dark, irregular blotches. They have long, thin dorsal fins (the fins …

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range goes from the Amur River watershed in Siberia and Manchuria down to Hainan.

2018年1月12日 · Large and predatory, this species has many life history traits that allow it to thrive in temperate freshwater systems outside its native habitat, and northern snakehead are a highly adaptive aquatic invasive species.

Identification: A long, thin fish with a single dorsal fin running the length of its body. Also has a single long anal fin similar to the native species, the bowfin (Amia calva). Overall color is brown with dark blotches.

Northern snakehead fish have long, narrow bodies with long dorsal and anal fins. They have a large mouth and protruding jaw with canine-like teeth. The fish get their name from the enlarged scales, shape and irregular, blotchy coloration on their head that give a snake-like appearance.