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> Von: Sajjad Lateef <sajjadlateef_at_yahoo.com>
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:32:31 -0700 (PDT)
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: NANFA-- News - 'Snakehead' Found in Wis.'s Rock River
>
> JANESVILLE, Wis. - A carnivorous alien fish known for its voracious
> appetite and ability to wriggle short distances on land has been found
> in southern Wisconsin's Rock River.
>
> The discovery of the 2-foot-long giant snakehead by the state
> Department of Natural Resources marks the first time the species, a
> native of Asia, has been found in Wisconsin waters, where officials
> said it may not survive the winter cold.
>
> "This was a real wake-up call," said Mike Staggs, director of fisheries
> at the DNR.
>
> The giant snakehead can grow to more than three feet in length, and
> fish managers say that with no natural predator, it could change the
> local fish population and introduce new diseases.
>
> A year ago, wildlife officials in Maryland killed six adult and more
> than 1,000 juvenile northern snakehead, a close relative to the giant
> snakehead, found in a pond.
>
> The DNR found the giant snakehead during a routine fish survey of the
> Rock River Sept. 4.
>
> The DNR said an employee misidentified the fish as a native bowfin. It
> was photographed and released before the DNR later concluded it was a
> snakehead.
>
> Two crews were sent back to the river last Thursday and three more
> crews went back Tuesday to look for evidence of snakeheads but found
> none, Staggs said.
>
> Staggs said the results indicate the fish does not appear to be
> widespread in the river, and the individual snakehead likely was
> released by a hobbyist after outgrowing an aquarium.
>
> Releasing aquarium fish into the wild in Wisconsin is illegal.
>
> It's unlikely the giant snakehead could survive the cold water of a
> Wisconsin winter, Staggs said.
>
>
>
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> Sajjad Lateef
> sajjad_at_acm.org
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