CALLICOON, N.Y. (AP) - A professional fishing guide spotted an invasive and hearty predator fish in the Delaware River, which runs in part along the border between New York and Pennsylvania.
The northern snakehead is an invasive species that is such an effective hunter it can threaten the populations of local species, the Times Union reported Tuesday.
The fish, which has the nickname "Frankenfish," can also survive out of water and occasionally will move overland, spreading to different bodies of water, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation said on its website. "They are just voracious predators that have the potential to out-compete and displace other fish in the river and disrupt the river's food web," Don Hamilton, chief.