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A snakehead also known as the "Frankenfish" for its ability to live in oxygen depleted water is any of about 31 species of the freshwater fish family Channidae. They are found in tropical Africa and the Indo- Pacific region, epecially China, Korea and Sri Lanka, where they are considered a delicacy. The predatorThis snapping turtle is trying to make a mealof a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. A predator is an animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food in an act called predation . Most predators are carnivores. Some predators ay fish consists of a long dorsalThe dorsal is the side in which the backbone is located in anatomy. In fishes, it refers to the top, front fin (see Dorsal fin). See also Anatomical terms of location Neural arch. fin, small head, large mouth and teeth, and can survive on land for a short period of time (compare eelAn eel is any of the fishes in the order Anguilliformes. The flat and transparent larva of the eel is called a leptocephalus. Short movie of migrating glasseels: The fresh water eels unagi and marine eels ( Conger eel, anago are commonly used in Japanese). They feed on other fish, earthwormEarthworm is the common reference for the larger members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the order Opisthopora on the basis of the male poress, insectSubclass Apterygota Symphypleona globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Palaeodictyoptera extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata ( dragonfls, aquatic birdFor other meanings of bird see bird (disambiguation). Many see text Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bones. There are almost 9000 known species of birds ins and, occasionally, small mammalSubclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorps such as ratThis is an article about wild rats; for pet rats, see Fancy rat 50 species; see text Several subfamilies of Muridsinclude animals called rats. A rat is a small omnivorous rodent of the genus Rattus . Rats are mammals somewhat bigger than their relatives ts. Adult snakeheads can reach a length of 1 meter and a weight of more than 6 kilograms.
Between 2002 and 2004, there have been snakeheads found in the wild in the Washington, DC area, prompting fears that it could become an invasive species and cause ecological damage. The snakeheads are sold as pets and were probably brought into the area for food purposes, but were then released for unknown reasons.
On October 9th, 2004 a fisherman caught one in Lake Michigan at Burnham Harbor in Chicago, Illinois. They have also been spotted in Washington State, California, Texas, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts.
