Invasive fish that can walk on land and inspired horror movies caught in NY pond

Northern snakehead fish, a species nicknamed "Frankenfish," for the ability to cross the street and live on land, have been discovered in New York.
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Officials drain park pond after discovery of tenacious invasive fish species: 'Even when they're very small, we need to take action and remove them'

Quick thinking by park officials appears to have prevented an invasive fish species from overtaking and traveling out of a pond at a popular Ohio recreation area. The Columbus Recreation & Parks ...
The Gazette

Arvada pond continues its carp-tivating tale of invasive species

For the third time in less than a month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologists have removed invasive giant bighead carp from a pond in Arvada’s Jack B. Tomlinson Park. The removal operation ...
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Service Proposes Listing Two Pond Turtle Species and Short-tailed Snake as Threatened with 4(d) Rules

On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published two proposed rules to list three species—the northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), the southwestern pond turtle ...

State officials race to contain threat of invasive Northern Snakeheads found in Suffolk County pond

For the first time ever, officials have confirmed the presence of the invasive northern snakehead fish, which is a dangerous ...
Long Island Press

Invasive northern snakehead spotted in pond at Lake Ronkonkoma, prompting DEC investigation

An invasive species of fish has been spotted in a pond at Lake Ronkonkoma, prompting an investigation from the New York State ...
Miami Herald

Vibrant fish found in pond as it dried up and 3 other new species discoveries

Scientists found “rainbow” creatures in temporary ponds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered a new species. Photo from A. Kalumba via Nagy (2025) The summaries below were drafted ...