giant devil catfish, goonch catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) The species names / identity need verification - original names from plate are included here. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have been flipped here. Bagarius yarrellii
Date 1878
Source Francis Day (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2.
Author R. Mintern (Robert Mintern)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagarius_yarrellii_Mintern_115.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.
