Invasive fish – neon and zebra-striped – caught for first time in Texas

Invasive fish – neon and zebra-striped – caught for first time in Texas

By Mitchell Willetts

Source: star-telegram

8/11/2024

Credit: Facebook post by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

A vibrant and potentially destructive non-native fish was recently caught in Texas for the first time, wildlife officials warn.

The invasive fish, a hybrid peacock cichlid, was pulled out of the South Fork San Gabriel River, near Leander, the state Parks and Wildlife Department said in an Aug. 9 Facebook post. Leander is a roughly 25-mile drive northwest from Austin.