The endangered sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus) is found in the shallow areas of larger streams across the Midwest and Southeast, including Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The fish resembles an alligator. Rare paddlefish caught in Pennsylvania river. ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — An Erie man caught a huge fish that is considered endangered, and can live up to 100 years. lori: the alligator gar was spotted at a pond in radnor township, delaware county. turnpike, only a 13 minute drive. Like many mussels, the endangered sheepnose has a complex life cycle with a stage that relies on fish to grow from the larval stage to juvenile mussels. jere: a rare fish washed up in a pond, near philadelphia. They likely are the grown-up remnants of a reintroduction effort by the Pennsylvania Fish … Radnor: A rare fish which was recently found in the pond at Fenimore Park in Pennsylvania has left netizens intrigued. RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA (CBS) — Radnor Township police say a rare Alligator Gar fish was found dead in a local pond this week. The fish is commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico. The fish called the Alligator gar was spotted by a local who notified the Radnor Township Animal Control. Radnor Township Police Department took to Facebook to share photos of the rare discovery.