What Challenges Is Arizona Facing With Invasive Fish Species?

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Friday, February 23, 2018 - 3:51pm
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It’s nothing new for invasive fish species to be found in bodies of water across Arizona. But there’s a particularly odd looking kind with human-like teeth — known as Pacu — that is generating a lot of headlines and questions.

Erin Raney, aquatic invasive species coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, is with me to talk about what challenges the state is facing.

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