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Related: About this forumA snakehead fish that survives on land was discovered in Georgia. Officials want it dead
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/us/georgia-invasive-snakehead-trnd/index.html(CNN)An invasive fish species that can breathe air and survive on land has been found in Georgia for the first time. And officials are warning anyone who comes into contact with the species to kill it immediately.
An angler caught the northern snakehead fish this month in a pond in Gwinnett County, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division said Tuesday.
"Thanks to the quick report by an angler, our staff was able to investigate and confirm the presence of this species in this water body," said Matt Thomas, chief of fisheries for the Wildlife Resources Division. "We are now taking steps to determine if they have spread from this water body and, hopefully, keep it from spreading to other Georgia waters."
While this is the first time it's been discovered in Georgia, snakeheads have been reported in 14 states nationwide. The long, thin fish has a dark brown blotchy appearance and can grow up to three feet in length. It can also breathe air, and survive in low oxygenated systems, including on land, officials said.
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A snakehead fish that survives on land was discovered in Georgia. Officials want it dead (Original Post)
jpak
Oct 2019
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. Eat 'em...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakehead_(fish)
Snakeheads are valuable food fish. Called nga yant in Burmese, in Manipuri as ngamu, they are prized fish eaten in a variety of ways. In Vietnam, they are called ca loc, ca qua, or ca chuoi, and are prized in clay-pot dishes and pickled preparations. Larger species, such as C. striata, C. maculata, and Parachanna obscura, are farmed in aquaculture. In the United States, chefs have suggested controlling the snakehead invasion by serving them in restaurants.[15] In Indonesia, snakehead fish are called ikan gabus, served as the main parts of traditional dishes such as Betawis' pucung gabus, and considered to be a delicacy due to their rarity in the wild and in aquaculture, as they are harder to raise than other popular freshwater fish such as catfish and carp.
Glorfindel
(9,730 posts)2. It's God's punishment to Georgia for "electing" Brian Kemp governor
instead of Stacie Abrams. Poor, doomed Georgia.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)3. Sqeeeeee!!