To encourage more people to eat snakehead fish, and hopefully control the population, Maryland lawmakers thought the scientific name, Chesapeake Channa, sounded more appetizing. So that is the new ...

A Maryland legislator dropped the proposed “Patuxent Fish” in favor of “Chesapeake Channa” hoping to improve the snakehead fish’s slimy image.

The study suggests that predation by Chesapeake Channa, rather than changes in water quality, is the primary driver behind the observed shifts in fish community composition. Chesapeake Channa ...

A newly released study from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirms that the invasive fish species Chesapeake Channa, also known as the northern snakehead, is significantly altering ...

Chesapeake Channa adults were first documented in Maryland, thousands of miles from their native habitat in East Asia in 2002. Subsequent illegal introductions and natural dispersal in the decades ...

Chesapeake Channa is the new official name for the snakehead fish. The video player is currently playing an ad. The invasive species, known for its ability to survive on land, has been disrupting ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The snakehead fish is an invasive species that came into Maryland in the early 2000s. They’ve been a big problem for our aquatic ecosystem because they eat ...

Invasive snakehead fish rebranded as Chesapeake Channa to sound more appetizing WJZ via CNN Newsource The snakehead fish is an invasive species that came into Maryland in the early 2000s.

LOCAL NEWS Invasive snakehead fish rebranded as Chesapeake Channa to sound more appetizing baltimore By Caroline Foreback. Updated on: June 18, 2024 / 7:07 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore.

The fish has been a hassle for the state's Department of Natural Resources, who said the fish's ability to spawn up to 100,000 eggs at a single time makes it difficult to mitigate.