In parts of Asia and Africa, the snakehead is considered a valuable food fish, since the flesh is very tender and is produced in aquacultures (fisheries motivation) or by accidental release (as was the case in Crofton, Maryland). [10]
The species pulled from the Crofton pond was a Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), one of three snakehead species introduced to U.S. waters from other areas of the world.
The splendid snakehead, or forest snakehead, lives in forest streams, ponds, and lakes. Their coloration of tan background with dark black splotches along their sides helps camouflage them to avoid predation and to sneak up on other fish during a hunt.
This article describes the northern snakehead (Channa argus), an invasive fish found in bodies of water across the Mid-Atlantic.
Dead snakehead fish--on ice or frozen--can be imported for food purposes to any state except those where importation or possession of dead snakeheads is illegal.
Snakehead, any of a number of species of freshwater fish of the family Channidae, found in Africa and Asia. Snakeheads, long-bodied and more or less cylindrical in cross section, have large mouths and long, single dorsal and anal fins; they range from about 10 to 90 cm (4 to 36 inches) long.
Everything you should know about the Snakehead. Snakehead is a fish with an elongated body and long head. Its appearance is similar to that of a snake.
Snakehead fish receive their name from their flattened, elongated head, which is covered in large, plate-like scales, resembling that of a snake. These fish possess a long, torpedo-shaped body with a single, continuous dorsal fin and anal fin that run nearly the length of the body.