Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae Sisorid catfishes
Subfamily: Sisorinae
Genus: Bagarius

(See list of species below)



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5 species
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Asia
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

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Bagarius bagarius
[Goonch]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Southeast Asia
Max. Length 200 cm SL
Bagarius lica Volz, 1903

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Bagarius lica
[]
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Max. Length 100 cm SL

 
Bagarius rutilus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983

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Bagarius suchus
[Crocodile catfish]
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Max. Length 22 cm SL

 
Bagarius vegrandis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bagarius bagarius Goonch Asia 230 TL 1822
Bagarius lica Southeast Asia 200 SL 1903
Bagarius rutilus Asia 100 SL 2000
Bagarius suchus Crocodile catfish Asia 70 SL 1983
Bagarius vegrandis Asia 22 SL 2021



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