🐟Bagarius yarrelli
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. It may be synonymous with B. bagarius.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›orderSiluriformes
- ›familySisoridae
- ›genusBagarius
- ›speciesBagarius yarrelli
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- suborderSiluroidei
- familySisoridae
- genusBagarius
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- superorderCharaciphysae
- orderSiluriformes
- suborderSiluroidei
- familySisoridae
- genusBagarius
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