Bagarius
Sign in to saveBagarius () is an Asian genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Sisoridae. It includes seven extant species and potentially one extinct fossil species, B. gigas.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Goonch
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilySisoridae
Observations23
Groupactinopterygii
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- Fossil record
- Description
- Ecology
- Relationship to humans
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Bagarius () is an Asian genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Sisoridae. It includes seven extant species and potentially one extinct fossil species, B. gigas.
==Species== There are currently seven extant species placed in Bagarius: Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822) (Goonch) Bagarius dolichonema Zeng & Chen, 2025 Bagarius lica Volz, 1903 Bagarius protos Zeng & Chen, 2025 Bagarius rutilus Ng & Kottelat, 2000 Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983 (crocodile catfish) Bagarius vegrandis Ng & Kottelat, 2021 (dwarf goonch catfish)