Bagarius yarrelli
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Giant Devil Catfish, Goonch, Pla Kaey, Sand Shark (Bagarius yarrelli) is a fish in genus Bagarius
found in southern Asia and southeastern Asia.
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. Cool, fast-flowing water required for this rapid dwelling fish. Tank should include large, smooth and rounded stones over a sandy substrate. Foods include bloodworms, shrimp and live or dead fish. Reportedly eats scales and fin parts of large fish kept with it. Will eat anything smaller than it.
were a series of fatal attacks on humans believed to be perpetrated by man-eating goonch catfish in three villages on the banks of the Kali River
in India, between 1998 and 2007. One report says that a persons head was found in the stomach of a Bagarius.
Bagarius
Bagarius is a genus of catfishes of the family Sisoridae. It includes four extant species, B. bagarius, B. rutilus, B. suchus, and B. yarelli , and one extinct species, B. gigas.-Distribution:Bagarius species inhabit south and southeast Asia...
found in southern Asia and southeastern Asia.
Distribution and habitat
Widely distributed in southern and southeastern Asia (Ganges to JavaJava
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
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Aquarium
Often sold as its smaller counterpart, Bagarius bagariusBagarius bagarius
Bagarius bagarius is a fish in the genus Bagarius found in South and Southeast Asia, known as the devil catfish, dwarf goonch, goonch or sand shark .-Distribution and habitat:...
. Cool, fast-flowing water required for this rapid dwelling fish. Tank should include large, smooth and rounded stones over a sandy substrate. Foods include bloodworms, shrimp and live or dead fish. Reportedly eats scales and fin parts of large fish kept with it. Will eat anything smaller than it.
In popular culture
The Kali River goonch attacksKali River goonch attacks
The Kali River goonch attacks were a series of fatal attacks on humans believed to be perpetrated by man-eating goonch catfish in three villages on the banks of the Kali River in India and Nepal, between 1998 and 2007...
were a series of fatal attacks on humans believed to be perpetrated by man-eating goonch catfish in three villages on the banks of the Kali River
Kali River
The Kali river or River Sharda originates from the Greater Himalayas at Kalapaani at an altitude of 3600 m, in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. The river is named after the Goddess Kālī whose temple is situated in Kalapaani near the Lipu-Lekh pass at the border between India and...
in India, between 1998 and 2007. One report says that a persons head was found in the stomach of a Bagarius.