Facts About the Snakehead Fish

Snakehead fish are a species of fish with unique characteristics. There are many species of snakehead fish. These fish are dangerous to the ecosystem, as it has no natural enemies. The United States government has spent millions of dollars to protect the US from snakeheads.

• Snakehead are found in rivers in
  Asia, Africa, Vietnam and Indonesia.


• Snakeheads have an elongated body
  with an ugly face.


• Snakeheads are predator fish that
  has very sharp teeth.


• Snakehead fish are able to breathe
  normal air, which allows the ability to live in muddy water on river
  banks. The snakeheads come to the surface to take a breath of air and
  submerge its body back into the water.


• Snakehead fish can cause
  ecological damage because the entire species are severe predators.


• Snakehead fish mate up to five
  times a year.


• These giant fish feed on plankton,
  aquatic insects, mollusk, frogs, other fish, and small mammals like
  rats.


• The predator snakehead fish was
  discovered in the United States in the early 2000s after being
  released into the wild by an owner. This caused the US to make
  snakehead fish illegal in 2003.


• Northern region snakehead fish can
  grow to almost three feet.


• There are 30 different species of
  snakeheads fish.


• The giant snakehead species can
  grow to six feet long and weigh as much as 60 pounds.


• A study completed by Virginia
  Tech, revealed that even though snakeheads can breathe air not many
  are found in muddy water using the skill because it does not have a
  diaphragm to expel the air it breathe in.