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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] It may be synonymous with B. bagarius. [3]
Bagarius bagarius, also known as the giant devil catfish or goonch (Assamese: গৰুৱা gorua, Bengali: বাঘাইর), is a species of catfish in the genus Bagarius. It is generally reported as being found in large and medium rivers in South Asia , [ 3 ] and is likely synonymous with B. yarrelli .
Goonch catfish (Bagarius yarelli)British biologist Jeremy Wade volunteered to capture the perpetrator. Though originally skeptical of the truth behind the attacks, he later became intrigued because the attacks only occurred in a specific area spanning 6.4 kilometres (4 mi).
Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983 (Crocodile catfish) Bagarius vegrandis Ng & Kottelat, 2021 (Dwarf goonch catfish) Bagarius yarrelli (Sykes, 1839) (goonch catfish) (doubtfully distinct from B. bagarius) A 2021 study found the giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) to be synonymous with B. bagarius. [2] Bagarius lica may be synonymous with ...
The catfish species in the video are blue catfish. They can grow up to five feet long and weigh over 100 pounds. The largest catfish on record is a blue catfish, measuring 57 inches and weighing ...
The Mekong giant catfish is considered the "official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world," because of how fast they grow, according to National Geographic. The fish can reach up to 440 ...
Featured animals: Goonch catfish golden mahseer, gharial, giant snakehead. Gharial crocodile On his first River Monsters investigation, Wade was propelled into a mountain river by a goonch catfish as big as himself. Ten years on, he fears such fish are now extinct until he hears a report from Nepal that sounds strangely familiar. A man was ...
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...