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Bagarius

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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

Goonch

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilySisoridae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations23
Observations recorded686

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
17
Family
Sisoridae
Collections
UMMZ, CAS, NRM, UMZC
Recorded in
Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Oost Ind. Archipel

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sisoridae
Image
Bagarius yarrelli.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Bagarius
Commons category
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Category:Bagarius
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Distribution
  • Fossil record
  • Description
  • Ecology
  • Relationship to humans
  • References

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)

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