The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, hadn’t had a recorded sighting since the last of the specimens was ...

First, it’s important to know that fish are covered in a thin layer of mucus. This slimy coating (it is also called a “slime ...

A rare species of fish thought to be extinct for the last 85 years was discovered in the same river in India where it was ...

Things got wild! My fish-catching machine went up against aggressive flying snakeheads, and let’s just say… I might need a ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, was rediscovered in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal ...

Turns out, one of the world’s rarest fish never left—it was just hiding in plain sight for 85 years. For over eight decades, ...

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) has a most unusual ability: It can breathe outside of the water, as well as within. Juveniles can also wriggle their long, narrow bodies onto land ...

The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, was rediscovered in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

30, 2019 3:28 p.m. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish, was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first ...

A rare fish species thought to be extinct for over 80 years was rediscovered in India. The journal Zootaxa announced on Friday, Jan. 31, that a Chel snakehead, also known as Channa amphibious, was ...

Louisiana’s ecosystem faces a new threat—the aggressive Northern Snakehead fish. If you catch one, don’t release it! Here’s ...