The Northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a type of snakehead fish native to China, Russia, North Korea and South Korea. In the United States, the fish is considered to be a highly invasive species. In a well-known incident, several were found in a pond in Crofton, Maryland in June 2002, which led to major media coverage and two movies about the incident, Snakehead Terror and Frankenfish. There have been sightings at Central Park in Burnaby, BC.
Read more about Northern Snakehead: Biology, Channa Argus As An Invasive Species
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