Invasive species of fish spotted in Missouri for the first time since 2019 
By JoBeth Davis US Source: kmbc 6/8/2023
JoBeth Davis
Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri conservation officials are issuing a warning - an invasive species of fish has been recorded in the state.

If seen, Missouri officials warn anglers and hobbyists to kill the northern snakehead on sight.
 

Fisheries management biologists with the Missouri Department of Conservation have confirmed a northern snakehead was captured by an angler on May 19 while seining for bait at the Duck Creek Conservation Area in southeast Missouri.

This is the second northern snakehead ever spotted in the state and the first since 2019.

MDC staff said the northern snakehead is an aggressive, invasive species native to Asia. The species is known as a predator that will prey on native species and will compete for resources.

 
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