Officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) are reminding anglers to steer clear of releasing a rare invasive species into the water if they happen to catch the fish.

An invasive snakehead fish is seen in Missouri. Breeding populations have established themselves in the state’s waterways, threatening native fish and local ecosystems. Missouri Department of ...

ANNAPOLIS — The invasive northern snakehead, recently given the name Chesapeake Channa, may be breeding twice each season, according to biologists with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Scientists at the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute have successfully carried out the country’s first captive breeding and larval rearing of Channa stewartii, a rare ornamental fish ...

A reviled snake-like fish that can slither on land and has inspired a string of horror films is now popping up in Louisiana. The northern snakehead, an invasive fish from Asia that out-eats and ...

CROFTON, Md. — Tests show that a breeding population of the voracious northern snakehead fish has been wiped out and state wildlife officials have started rehabilitating the pond where the alien ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Biologists at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) have ...