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Ravenous ‘Frankenfish’ that can walk on land found on Long Island for first time

Nypost · · 349 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Ravenous ‘Frankenfish’ that can walk on land found on Long Island for first time See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Techniques found 3
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Ravenous ‘Frankenfish’ that can walk on land found on Long Island for first time See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA ravenous “Frankenfish” that can “walk” on land and survive outside of water for stretches was caught on Long Island – and now officials are warning the monster can wreak havoc.

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The Northern Snakehead fish was caught by a fisherman at Lily Pond in Suffolk County last week and now officials are crafting a plan of defense in case there are more of the sharp-toothed, tough-to-kill creatures still lurking locally, according to the New…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/us-news/ravenous-frankenfish-that-can-live-outside…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Northern Snakehead fish was caught by a fisherman at Lily Pond in Suffolk County last week”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a Northern Snakehead was caught by a fisherman at Lily Pond in Suffolk County, with dates mentioned around May/June 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... The Northern Snakehead fish was caught by a fisherman at Lily Pond in Suffolk County last week and now officials are crafting a plan of ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/us-news/ravenous-frankenfish-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Right now, the New York State DEC is surveying Lily Pond here in Lake Ronkonkoma after an invasive northern snakehead fish was found here ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2O85_BuRu/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... State officials race to contain threat of invasive Northern Snakeheads found in Suffolk County pond ... Stacey Sager has more on the invasive fish ...
https://abc7ny.com/post/state-dec-officials-investigating-in…
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Claim 2: “These fish can walk on land”
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Multiple sources, including NYIS.info and other web results, confirm that Northern Snakeheads can breathe air and move short distances across land.
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web search NEUTRAL — Northern snakehead fish can spread by swimming underwater and are also capable of breathing out of the water to move short distances on land. Snakehead fish ...
https://nyis.info/species/northern-snakehead/
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web search NEUTRAL — Of the 38 different species belonging to the Channidae family, only around 12 of them are considered invasive or potentially harmful. Snakeheads have a long, ...
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species/Snake…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Capable of breathing air, they can survive out of water and move ... Capable of breathing air, they can survive out of water and move across land.
https://www.facebook.com/hendrixaquaticstv/videos/in-the-us-…
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Claim 3: “the DEC has been “electrofishing” in the pond, which is a method where fishermen zap the water with an electrical current that temporarily stuns fish so they can be netted without injury”
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Multiple sources (ScienceDirect, Reddit, Facebook) define electrofishing as a method using electrical currents to temporarily stun fish for capture without injury.
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web search NEUTRAL — Electrofishing is defined as a method used to capture fish by applying electrical currents to water, which temporarily stuns the fish, allowing for their ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2016 ... The techs carry devices on their back that send an electric current into the water to temporarily stun fish. With appropriate techniques and ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/65970536072/posts/1015351049…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2013 ... When the electrofishing process is in action, the electrical field temporarily stuns fish and they swim to the surface. Once at the surface, ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fishing/comments/1ssjfe/electrofish…
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Claim 4: “under New York law, if a fisherman catches a northern snakehead, they have to kill it and report it to the state”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that under New York law, anyone who catches a northern snakehead must kill it and report it to the DEC/state.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The northern snakehead also known as Chesapeake Channa (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_snakehead
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakehead_(fish)
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Claim 5: “Lake Ronkonkoma, the largest freshwater lake on Long Island”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Lake Ronkonkoma is a freshwater lake in Suffolk County, New York, and is the largest freshwater lake on Long Island.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Ronkonkoma is a freshwater lake in Suffolk County, New York. It is a kettle lake formed by retreating glaciers and is the largest freshwater lake on Long Island; it has a circumference of about 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ronkonkoma_(lake)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronkonkoma ( ron-KONG-kə-mə) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,955 at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronkonkoma,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronkonkoma (signed as Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport) is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County, New York. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronkonkoma_station
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Claim 6: “the recent discovery of one of them on Long Island is a first, officials said”
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Web search results specifically describe the find on Long Island as the 'first time' and mention officials are investigating the discovery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length and a weight of 30 kg (66 lb).…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channa_micropeltes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The northern snakehead also known as Chesapeake Channa (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_snakehead
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakehead_(fish)
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Claim 7: “The Northern Snakehead fish are Native to Asia”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the northern snakehead (Channa argus) is native to temperate East Asia, specifically China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea.
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web search NEUTRAL — Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (NCIVS), a school in Sarnia, Canada Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Canada Northern Secondary School (Sturgeon Falls), Ontario, Canada Northern …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1981, family owned and operated Northern Tool + Equipment has become an industry leader, offering expertly chosen power tools, hand tools, generators, pressure washers, heaters, power equipment …
https://www.northerntool.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 19 hours ago · The meaning of NORTHERN is of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated North. How to use northern in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern
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