giant devil catfish, goonch catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) Bagarius yarrelli
Date 1839
Source Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Volume 2. 1839
Author J. Swaine (artist) - John Swaine (1775 – 1860)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagrus_yarrelli_Sykes.jpg
The giant devil catfish or goonch catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) is a very large species of catfish in the genus Bagarius found in rivers in South Asia. It is found in large rivers, including rivers with fast current, but never in small streams.