Skip to content
Goonch, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Laos,by Warren, T.(babag_u0.jpg) · CC BY-SA 4.0

FreshwaterComing soonLegendary

Goonch

Bagarius bagarius

The Goonch (Bagarius bagarius) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Sisoridae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 230 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.

Size
230 cmtotal length
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderSiluriformes
  2. FamilySisoridae
  3. GenusBagarius
  4. SpeciesBagarius bagarius

Quick answers

Goonch size: how big does it get?
It grows to 230 cm (total length).
Goonch: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.

All species A–Z

Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.