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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 ]
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 .
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 ...
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 ...
Bagarius vegrandis, the dwarf goonch, is a species of sisorid catfish native to the Mekong River drainages in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand,Vietnam and the Chao Phraya river basins in Thailand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species reaches a maximum length of 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) [ 2 ]
"Locals believed the perpetrator was a giant fish. It had the potential for a fascinating TV show--not just for people interested in fish and fishing, but for everyone." The fish turned out to be the Goonch catfish, with Wade landing a 161-pound specimen in an epic battle for the episode. [5] He has taken many trips to the Congo and Amazon ...
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 ...
Reports have been made of goonch catfish eating humans in the Kali River in India. [78] Additionally there have been reports of Wels catfish killing and eating humans in Europe. [ 79 ] Large predatory catfish such as the redtail catfish and piraíba are thought to have contributed to the loss of life when the Sobral Santos II ferry sank in the ...