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Name
Scientific name
Bagarius bagarius
Described by
Authority Hamilton, Year 1822, Bracketed
Family
Sisoridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Bagarius bagarius, the goonch, is a very large sisorid catfish from the Indian subcontinent, in the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
Not recorded
Aquarium size
Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Peninsular Malaysia, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Mutha Mula
Writing
Etymology
Bagarius: from 'Vaghari', a local name in Calcutta (Kolkata). bagarius: as above.
Distribution
Restricted to the Indian subcontinent, in the Indus River drainage in Pakistan, the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, and the r…
Habitat
Mostly collected from larger river channels and typically associated with fast-flowing, turbulent rapids where it takes shelter among boulders and large rocks.…
Aquarium size
Suitable only for public installations or the very largest, highly-specialised private aquaria.
Maintenance
Prefers dim lighting and access to refuges in the form of driftwood, large rocks or lengths of plastic piping. A large, mature filter system, rigorous maintena…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An obligate predator feeding on smaller fishes, amphibians, crustaceans and other invertebrates in nature but in most cases adapting well to dead alternatives …
Behaviour and compatibility
Best maintained alone.
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species is also known as the 'giant devil catfish' and 'sand shark', and is fished for food across much of its range. It is clearly unsuitable for the hom…
References
References
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