MDC warns of invasive snakehead fish in Missouri waterways

Missouri Department of Conservation warns of invasive Snakehead fish - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding anglers that it is illegal to import, export, sell, purchase, or possess a northern snakehead fish in Missouri. The department is also asking anglers to report any catches and sightings of the invasive species. The northern snakehead fish is a long-bodied, predatory fish that can grow up to 3 feet long with python-like coloration and pattern. It has a snake-like a…

Predatory fish should be killed if caught, Missouri conservationists warn

Northern snakeheads are three feet long and prey on native fish, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Here's how to spot one and kill it.

MDC warns of invasive snakehead fish in Missouri waterways

MISSOURI -- The Missouri Department of Conservation is warning Missouri anglers and those near waterways to keep an eye out for an invasive snakehead fish not native to the U.S. According to the MDC, the northern snakehead fish, also known as Channa argus, are long, predatory fish with a head that resembles that of a snake. Their body can grow up to three feet long with a python-like color and pattern. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of C…

Measuring Mucus by Dragging Dead Fish

A fish‘s mucus layer is critical; it protects from pathogens, reduces drag in the water, and, in some cases, protects against predators. But little is known about how mucus could affect terrestrial locomotion in species like the northern snakehead, which can breathe out of the water and move across land. So researchers explored the snakehead’s mucus layer by measuring the force required to drag them (and two other non-terrestrial species) across…