In the Mughal court, the order of the fish was considered the highest honour, adopted from Persia, and was probably inspired by a river catfish (goonch). With its moustache-like barbels, it became a ...

Poison fishing, electrofishing and bomb-fishing are commonly practiced in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. Even iconic species like the goonch catfish (Bagarius) — a legendary predator of South Asian ...

In 50-some years of catfishing and writing about catfishing, I’ve often fielded the question, “What do catfish eat?” The short answers is, whatever they can fit into their mouths ...

In the Mughal court, the order of the fish was considered the highest honour, adopted from Persia, and was probably inspired by a river catfish (goonch). With its moustache-like barbels ...

It is called a goonch and it is a member of the catfish family. Many die-hard anglers have this extraterrestrial-lookalike on their checklist, though not many can catch one because it is not ...

Many may never have heard of the giant freshwater stingray, giant barb, giant pangasius, seven-striped bard, giant wallago catfish, and goonch catfish. The river also is home to the critically ...

From the notorious bull sharks to the elusive goonch catfish, these lethal lurkers are a reminder of the dangers beneath the surface of India's rivers. After thoroughly researching the National ...

But there are species, like pangasius, pabda, giant river goonch, chital and Silond catfish, which are less abundant in the river. Around 10% of the native species are considered threatened while ...

Is the original river monster, the goonch catfish, back from the brink? When two men mysteriously vanish on a remote lake in Malaysia, Wade sets out to track down the possible killer. Amid rumors ...

Catfish are big business in the United States. According to the last USDA Aquaculture Census, catfish are the top fish raised and sold on U.S. fish farms. There are 531 catfish farms in the U.S ...