Snakeheads in Japan?

[Aircut64]

Well I've seen a couple of snakehead fishing videos from Japan on YouTube..But nobody seems to talk about the snakeheads in Japan, do they really excist there ?

I've heard rumors that they where inplanted in Japan for a long time ago in the past.

Here's a video from Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYhJyYQVoo8&feature=related

 

[gigas12]

Hi,nice video,from I know channas dont naturally exist in Japan,they were introduced there,channa argus.

 

[tropheus]

introductions into japan are

maculata introduced into Japan beginning in 1916
argus in the 1920s

and yes they are still alive and well in japan

cheers col

 

[Aircut64]

wow that's cool
We don't seems to have that much of Japanese people in this forum so they can't help us out with some questions in 100%

Do you guys think that they can be found in every town in Japan ?

Thanks for you guys help btw !

 

[tropheus]

maculata is established in Nara, Hyogo, Hiroshima, Mie, and Shiga

argus is estabkished in Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku

that does not mean it cannot be found in other places. but they are where you are likley to find them

cheers col

 

[Aircut64]

Tropheus you're the snakehead king no.1 here !
Thank you !

 

[fishnasty]

4 yrs ago I used to visit my grand parents in Japan I would often go fishing there. I never caught a snakehead. I caught all the other fish in the river and lake. I used various baits as well using lures to artificial bait to fish/squid meat. I normally fished in the northern part of japan in Akita prefecture.

 

[tokyogasmask]

I'm in the Hokkaido area of Japan, And go fishing very often. Have never caught a snakehead, though there is supposed to be some here.

I have caught many large sea fish, octopus etc. (i work in the fishing industry)

 

[Jungle]

I don't really know where's the hotspot for fishing snakeheads in Japan is, but you can get almost every rare predatory fish imaginable in your petshops there ^_^ At least that's what some of the websites lead me to believe.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Yes, we do get a lot of rare fish here.
We have a shop that sells only monsters near me, that has many fine fish. (If only I had the money and space!)