This mean looking fish was discovered near Utah Lake and scientist are having trouble identifying it. My first thought was that it must be a snakehead, but surely the scientists would recognize one. They are rare, but a few are each year in the United States.
via NBC11
I just came across a great National Geographic video about the snakehead, check it out.
This is potential VERY bade news for any fisherman. Giant snakehead are known for eating just about anything and is incredibly resilient, surviving not only in water, but on land where it is able to ‘crawl’ around. When kept as pets, these fish have been known to escape their tanks and attack other pets. Giant snakehead can grow up to three feet long, and apparently have been known to also attack and kill humans. These fish are native to South-East Asia but have somehow made it into the waters of North America, and now Britain. Because of the great damage they can cause to other fish species, it is recommended that you kill these fish if you should catch one outside of its native waters.
via News
In an epic tale of human kindness our hero rises to the challenge. While this guy certainly gets an “A†for effort, I’m not sure the outcome of the story was too successful. Jake Bronstein writes about his efforts to save a large Asian fish from a supermarket by releasing it back into the wild. A noble act indeed, but potentially damaging to the local environment. Every year invasive species such as the snakehead and zebra mussles are released into North American water and havoc is reaped on the ecosystem.
What is an Invasive Species?
An “invasive species” is defined as a species that is
1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and
2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Invasive species can be plants, animals, and other organisms.
Human actions are the primary means of invasive species introductions.
This story ends with the release of the fish, but judging by the photographs the fish appears to be dead already. Even dead, an invasive fish could cause potential problems.
For more information on invasive species visit www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov and www.invasive.org
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