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Scientific Name: Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Bagarius yarrellii (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Goonch, Devil catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Baghair (বাঘাইর), Bagh mach (বাঘ মাছ)
Bonyfish : Bagarius bagarius

Photo: DoF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
It has elongated with depressed head. Mouth is inferior or ventral. Four pairs of barbels are present. Abdominal vertebrae 17-20. Caudal fin is deeply forked. Body color greenish or olivaceous to rich tan or brown. Caudal fin is yellowish gray in color. Pelvic and pectoral fins with black spots. Anal with a broad black-colored band. Fin formula: D. I/6; P1. I/13; P2. 6; A. 11-13; C. 16.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in Surma, Kangsha, old Brahmaputra, Titas and the Karnafuli reservoir.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp xvi+360

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Ahmed A, Rahman MM, Mandal S (2015) Biodiversity of Hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa. 3700. 283-92. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.2.6.

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Zhilik AA (2020) Molecular diversity of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh assessed by DNA barcoding. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(1), 1-19.

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KT762371 KX455910   MG969530 MN200478
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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Other Information