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Channa argus

The Northern Snakehead. Channa argus. Harrison Phung. Scientific Classification. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae Genus: Channa Species: argus. Northern Snakehead. Common nicknames are Fishzilla and Frankenfish.

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Channa argus

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  1. The Northern Snakehead Channa argus Harrison Phung

  2. Scientific Classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Actinopterygii • Order: Perciformes • Family: Channidae • Genus:Channa • Species:argus

  3. Northern Snakehead • Common nicknames are Fishzilla and Frankenfish. • Native to China, Russia, and Korea. • Highly invasive species. • Top-level predator. • Feeds on plankton, aquatic insects, and mollusks. Once matured, they feed on other fish and amphibians.

  4. Fishzilla • Reaches sexual maturity in 2-3 years. • Females can lay 15,000 eggs at once and can mate as often as 5 times a year. • Able to on travel across land and live out of the water for three days. • They have a primitive lung above their gills.

  5. Invasive Species • Considered to be extremely invasive. • Extreme methods of wiping out the species from areas have been documented. • Chemicals introduced into ponds to kill all fish to stop the spreading of the snakehead.

  6. Videos • Snakeheads are thrust predators. It will eat its prey all at once, striking and ingesting it whole. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmU7etSYYqI • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keRNS-PuaDU

  7. Conclusion • Considered to be a Top 10 Invasive Species (Time Magazine) • First documented report in the US was in Maryland 2002. • Listed as injurious wildlife under the Federal Lacey Act.

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