snakeheads
Chinese migrant smugglers
Snakeheads are freshwater fish with elongated bodies, flattened heads, and large mouths—named for their serpentine appearance.
Native to Asia and Africa, they're invasive in North American waters, where they threaten native species.
Separately, a snakehead is a person who smuggles immigrants, particularly from China: The snakeheads charged thousands of dollars per person.
Primitive freshwater predator
- mudfishBottom-dwelling swamp fish
- frankenfishEngineered or invasive fish
- walking fishAquatic animal with locomotion
- air-breathingUsing lungs for oxygen
elongated · fins · scales · gills · teeth · fry · fingerling · juvenile
Non-saline aquatic environment
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- pondSmall still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- streamSteady continuous flow
wetland · muddy · stagnant · Asia · Africa · native range · rice paddy · floodplain
Surprise strike from concealment
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
territorial · prey · stalking · strike · teeth · feeding frenzy · live prey · fish-eating
Criminal trade in people
- illegal immigrationUnlawful entry into nations
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- coyoteWild North American canid
smuggler · border crossing · organized crime · fees · debt bondage · container · undocumented · criminal enterprise
Large storage vessel
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- feedingGiving food to
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
feeder fish · water change · substrate · lid · escape artist · lighting · maintenance · pellets
Not indigenous to a place
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- establishedFormally set up
- PotomacMid-Atlantic river
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
eradication · infestation · spread · outcompete · ecological threat · banned · reproducing · monitoring
bowfin
Primitive freshwater predator
- mudfishBottom-dwelling swamp fish
- frankenfishEngineered or invasive fish
- walking fishAquatic animal with locomotion
air-breathing · elongated · fins · scales · gills · teeth · fry · fingerling · juvenile · spawning
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
stream · wetland · muddy · stagnant · Asia · Africa · native range · rice paddy · floodplain · swamp
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
aggressive · territorial · prey · stalking · strike · teeth · feeding frenzy · live prey · fish-eating · opportunistic
human trafficking
Criminal trade in people
- illegal immigrationUnlawful entry into nations
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
coyote · smuggler · border crossing · organized crime · fees · debt bondage · container · undocumented · criminal enterprise
tank
Large storage vessel
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- feedingGiving food to
carnivorous · feeder fish · water change · substrate · lid · escape artist · lighting · maintenance · pellets · aquascape
nonnative
Not indigenous to a place
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- establishedFormally set up
- PotomacMid-Atlantic river
Chesapeake · eradication · infestation · spread · outcompete · ecological threat · banned · reproducing · monitoring · management
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- invasive speciesinvasive species, lionfish, emerald ash borer, noxious weeds, kudzu
- human smugglingcoyotes, smuggling networks, smuggling rings, smuggling routes, traffickers
- Tonle Sapfloating villages, fisheries, fishing communities, fishing boats, stilt houses
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- Chinese AmericaChinese Exclusion Act, Chinatown, Chinatowns, transcontinental railroad, railroad workers
snakeheadsimmigration lawyers
Legal experts for newcomers
consular services · immigration attorneys · travel agents · visa services · immigration consultants
snakeheadshuman rights defenders
Those protecting fundamental freedoms
snakeheadsborder patrol
Boundary enforcement agency
immigration enforcement · customs officers · border guards · coast guard