San Diego Man Convicted for Selling Endangered Fish on Craigslist - NBC 7 San Diego - asian arowana in usa

In addition, any Asian arowanas bred within the United States would have been produced from founder stock that were illegally imported into the United States.

One Asian arowana can fetch $150,000 or more. People have committed murder for them. Seriously. Designer-fish-related homicide is a real.

Dragon fish are also known as Asian arowanas and are highly endangered. But arowanas are illegal to purchase in the United States.

I have found shops who sell them in NYC. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw one in the basement of a shop. Anyone else in NYC.

The Asian arowana is one of the world's most expensive aquatic creatures. To this day, it cannot legally be brought into the United States.