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It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week and today we're highlighting one invasive species in the Everglades that some people might not be too familiar with.
Photo by Kevin Sunderland
Photo by Kevin Sunderland
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus spp.) is a drought-resistant fish which was first found in Florida in 1997 and a population found in a canal in Homestead Florida in 1999.
By 2007, the species had spread from the canal system into the southern Taylor Slough area of the park.
Photo by USFWS/John Galvez
Photo by USFWS/John Galvez
