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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. [1] [4] [5]
A record-breaking 2-metre (6 ft 7 in), goonch was captured the day after, and was weighed at 73 kilograms (161 lb), [4] [5] three times the weight of an average goonch. Although Wade estimated that the fish was strong and large enough to eat a small child, he stated in an interview that he believed that larger specimens were likely to exist ...
"The Mekong giant catfish, it's a critically endangered species, it's one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish anywhere in the world and it's endemic to the Mekong so it's only found here."
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 ...
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 ...
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