What is a snake-like fish called?
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What is a snake-like fish called?
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There are tons, and I feel like I’m seeing snakehead get thrown around a lot, so I’ll present you with some other options as well. However, if you’re referring to if they have an actual name that describes fish (as a whole) that look like snakes, the answer is no.
Here are some snake-like fish if that’s what you meant:
Snakeheads:
The one above is a Northern Snakehead, but there are tons of different types – 28 different species currently recognized, actually.
Pike cichlids:
With a similarly large “family” (though not all are related) there are at least 10 species that go under the moniker of “pike cichlids.”
Pike:
There are a few species that fall under the “pike” umbrella term as well, the one above is a Northern Pike.
Ropefish:
OMG are they not just too cute?! They’re also called reed fish and come from the bichir family and, speaking of which…
Bichirs:
Also have a large family (the one above is a Lapradei) I’m unsure how many recognized species there currently are, but I can think of at least 10 off the top of my head.
Dragon Goby:
Despite their monstrous appearance… they’re actually herbivores. Other gobies have similar appearances, more often than not and it’s also – not surprisingly – another large family.
Eels:
Also, again, huge family. The one above is a fire track eel, it gets to be a little over 3′ long.
Lampreys:
You’d probably recognize them a little better from pictures such as this nightmare fuel…
Yeah, that’s the same fish.
At any rate, more than just snakeheads look snake-like. There are also a few more fringe cases, but they’re a little rarer for people to describe as “snake-like” (mostly because few people know much about them):
Lungfish:
Look at that face! Isn’t it just the derpyest? There are also quite a few species of lungfish.
Knifefish:
Some knifefish, like the Ossa above, look snake-like.
Wolffish:
The above is a picture of the Atlantic Wolf Fish and, by God, those things are mean as all get out. There’s a somewhat similar-looking freshwater version of this terror. There’s also a red wolf fish that looks somewhat like a snakehead.
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there are some snake like fishes they are usually called Eel like Moray Eel , European Eel, but there are some others fishes with different names
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Depends on the fish.
But a common one is the eel:
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First off, there are saly and brackish water snakes. Eels are not really snakes but the look like them. They are really good eating with a nice garlic sauce. Snakes are ok but do not have much flavor and they really do taste like chicken.
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Fish probably came before snakes so maybe the snakes are eel-like. Eel-like is a shape that many many fish take on since it’s a quite efficient body pattern. Some examples are
Eels anguilliformes – 820 species and 20 families or so
Pipefish – signathidae
Lamprey and Hagfish (these might be some of the earliest extant fish with this morphology)
Bichir
Snakeheads
Etc etc etc I can think of so many…
If you have a question about a specific fish, I’m sure there are plenty that can give you an answer here.
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The fish you are probably asking about is called a Snakehead. Snakeheads are native to Asia and Africa and they are an invasive species in the United States. They have the ability to crawl across land for some distance from pond to pond or lake so eradicating them from the US has been very difficult. They are voracious predators as adults and eat native US fish and thus compete with native predatory fish species such as the Largemouth Bass. We have spent a lot of time and money trying to eliminate them from Arkansas but they are still around. They are apparently quite good to eat and in some parts of the world they are considered a delicacy. I wish we could eat them all to extinction in the United States.
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There are quite a few snakelike fish around, or more precisely eel like in shape. Eels would be your first snake like fish, but there are plenty of others!
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You also get sea snakes, which look just like snakes, but invariably have a flattened tail which it uses to swim more efficiently.
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I live in the south and hear we have several snake like fish and amphibians. Eels which adapt to any salinity just about and we have snakeheads whitch are evasive a shoepick could be miss taken
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I believe fish evolved before snakes, so the question goes the other way around. The answer, I believe, is an eel.
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