Bagarius yarrelli
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Bagarius yarrelli, known as the giant devil catfish or goonch, is a very large species of catfish in the genus Bagarius found in rivers in South Asia.[2] It is possibly also found in Southeast Asia, but this may involve a separate species.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in large rivers, including rivers with fast current, but never in small streams.[2] It is found in South Asia. There are also populations in Southeast Asia (as far south as Sumatra and Borneo), but this may involve a separate species.[1]
Description
This fish reaches up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, and weighs over 200 pounds.[2] It may be largest species in the genus. The related B. bagarius, another species where there is considerable taxonomic confusion, has – perhaps in error – been reported as reaching the same size as B. yarrelli,[3] while others consider B. bagarius to be a dwarf species that only reaches about 20 cm (7.9 in).[1]
In popular culture
The Kali River goonch attacks were a series of fatal attacks on humans claimed to be perpetrated by man-eating goonch catfish in three villages on the banks of the Kali River in Nepal and India , between 1998 and 2007. These incidents were shown on the Animal Planet show River Monsters, hosted by Jeremy Wade.
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius yarrelli" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius bagarius" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
4. 'Giant Baghair caught in Jamuna' in The Daily Star (Bangladesh), May 12, 2009]
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