Bagarius bagarius

Bagarius bagarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Bagarius
Species:
B. bagarius
Binomial name
Bagarius bagarius
(Hamilton, 1822) [2]
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus bagarius Hamilton, 1822

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]

  1. ^ a b Ng, H.H. (2022). "Bagarius bagarius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. IUCN: e.T213648894A213648930. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ Bagarius Bleeker, 1853
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bagarius bagarius". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  4. ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Bagarius yarrelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T166503A6223581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166503A6223581.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Kottelat, Maurice (2021-02-04). "Description of Bagarius vegrandis , a new species of sisorid catfish from Indochina (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes), with notes on the identity of Bagarius bagarius". Zootaxa. 4926 (1): 134–146. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334.