There are approximately two dozen species of snakehead fish native to China. Snakeheads are able to breathe air using a primitive lung above their gills, unlike most other fish. The largest snakehead species is the giant snakehead, found in several Southeast Asian countries, which can grow up to 3 feet long and prey on many other fish as an apex predator.

1. Makayla millan Mrs reed physical science period 3 spring 2010

2. http://bp3.blogger.com/_uI6WObuMsdM/R7wuPUPgq8I/AAAAAAAABRY/ns373mDxt0A/s1600-h/040629_snakehead_hmed_6p.hmedium.jpg Snakehead fish are native to China There are roughly two dozen species in the snakehead family. When adult, they mostly feed on other fish

3. Most snakeheads grow up to 2 or 3 feet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_snakehead.jpg They have a physiological need to breathe atmospheric air, Snakeheads can breathe air unlike other fish as they] use a primitive lung above their gills. In the U.S., National Geographic referred to snakeheads as " Fishzilla .

4. Giant sakeheads is the largest in the family The giant snakehead is found in Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Being a high level predator means that the giant snakehead eats many other fish, snakehead is also a good food fish, http://snakehead_fish.tripod.com/giant4.jpg

5. Types of snake heads Forty to fifty species The Northern Snakehead he rainbow snakehead was discovered in 1987 giant snakehead http://www.dnr.state.md.us/2004art/marshall_hall_snakehead.jpg