Snakeheads – Channa species
•Channa argus - collected hundreds in a Maryland pond in 2002, soon after eradicated
•Can reach 1.5 m
•Native to Russia, China, and Korea
•Imported as a food fish and later released in to the Maryland pond
•Five species collected in US
–C. argus  (northern snakehead)
–C. maculata (snakehead mullet)
–C. marulius (bullseye snakehead)
–C. micropeltes (giant snakehead)
–C. striata (chevron snakehead)
•Channa marulius established in south Florida
Hundreds of small snakeheads were collected from the release of two fish in the now famous Maryland pond.
Argus collected but not established in CA FL MA MD NC
Maculata collected one in Massachusetts, but mostly on Oahu, Hawaii
Marulius established in Florida
Micropeltes collected from several New England states
Striata in aquarium industry in Hawaii
This whole family was recently banned from importation.