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The Kali River goonch attacks were a series of fatal attacks on humans believed to be perpetrated by a goonch weighing 90 kilograms (200 lb) [1] in three villages on the banks of the Kali River in India and Nepal, between 1998 and 2007.
Exceptionally large specimens are rumored to attack humans in rare instances. This claim was investigated by extreme angler Jeremy Wade in an episode of the Animal Planet television series River Monsters following his capture of three fish, two of about 66 kg (145 lb) and one of 74 kg (164 lb), of which two attempted to attack him following ...
Conversely, there have been recorded incidents where large B. filamentosum have preyed on humans. [7] In one account documented on the television series River Monsters, a local fisherman was found having been swallowed head-first up to his waist by one of these catfish, with neither the fish nor the fisherman survived the encounter. [citation ...
Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon basin where it is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Some goonch in the Kali River grow large enough to attack humans and water buffalo. Catfish have one of the largest ranges in size within a single order of bony fish. [33] Many catfish have a maximum length of under 12 cm (4.7 in). [9] Some of the smallest species of the Aspredinidae and Trichomycteridae reach sexual maturity at only 1 cm (0.39 ...
The impressive catch was made May 14 on the Susquehanna River, according to a Facebook post by Columbia Bait and Tackle, which also shared photos of the fish. It weighed in at 66 pounds, 6.4 ...
Bagarius yarrelli, also known as the goonch catfish, giant devil catfish, or simply Goonch, is a very large species of catfish in the genus Bagarius found in rivers in the Indian subcontinent. The species reaches up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length. [ 2 ]
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