Friday, July 23, 2010


Latest news Update About Snakehead Fish:Many types of fish are known in the world but the snakedfish is very rare type. The Snakehead Fish is a fish that looks a lot like other fish species except of the fact that their heads are a lot like snakes. The mouth of the Snakehead Fish is just like that of a snake and from a distance if only the head of the fish is seen it would look exactly like a snake.

Until now the Snakehead Fish has been known as any other species of fish until recently a characteristic of this fish was revealed by the National Geographic Channel in their documentary. This characteristic is the reason that the Snakehead Fish is suddenly the center of attention of the whole internet community. A lot of people are searching for more information on the Snakehead Fish because of its characteristics that make it stand apart from all other fish species in the world.

The unique characteristics of the Snakehead Fish are that it could breather under water as well as in air. This characteristic makes it a hugely invasive fish that has the ability to spread to a new ecosystem and then multiply exponentially there.

The reason for the ability of the Snakehead Fish to breathe atmospheric air is that it has a Labyrinth organ that enables the fish to absorb oxygen from atmospheric air in addition to water, provided that the air is fairly moist. Due to this the Snakehead Fish could wriggle on land and travel up to a quarter mile breathing air until it finds a new water reserve. Once in the new water reserve a female Snakehead Fish could lay up to 15,000 eggs at one time. Read More

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