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Researchers create DNA detection tool to stop spread of invasive Asian swamp eels, bullseye snakeheads

  • February 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Researchers create DNA detection tool to stop spread of invasive Asian swamp eels, bullseye snakeheads
In the canals, marshes, and swamps of the Florida Everglades, invasive fish are silently slipping into new waterways. Among them are the Asian swamp eel and the bullseye snakehead, two air-breathing predators that live in the region and pose growing risks to native wildlife and fragile ecosystems like the Everglades.

Originally published at Phys.org

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