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Bagarius yarrelli in Cambodia
Goonch

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Bagarius yarrelli   (Sykes, 1839)
Family:	Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Sisorinae			picture (Bayar_u0.gif) by Roberts, T.R.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Goonch
Max. size:	200 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: Indus and Ganges drainages, most of southern India east of the western Ghats, Mekong basin, Xe Bangfai basin (Laos) to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:	Vertebrae: 40-45. Pelvic-fin origin usually behind the base of the last dorsal ray; adipose-fin origin in front or above the anal-fin origin (Ref. 27732). Elongate neural spines 2-5, slender; abdominal vertebrae 21-24 (Ref. 35669). Eye circular, diameter 10-13 times in HL; head width 4.3-4.7 times in SL (Ref. 43281).
Biology:	Occurs in large rivers on the bottom, even with swift current (Ref. 12693). Never enters small streams (Ref. 37770). Found among boulders, often in the white water of the rapids where it apparently is indifferent to the strong current. Feeds primarily on prawns but will take small fishes and aquatic insects (Ref. 6868). Spawns in rivers before the rainy season (Ref. 12693). Migrates in schools. Reported to migrate to follow its prey. Also reported that it follows Catlocarpio siamensis during its upstream migration (Ref. 37770). Apparently the main upstream migration begins close to the peak of flood when the current is very strong and the water is turbid (Ref. 37770). Sold fresh in markets. Not a highly esteemed food fish, because its fibrous flesh spoils rapidly and can cause illness (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Cambodia country information
Common names:	Trey krawbey		Ref:  Rainboth, W.J., 1996
Status:	native		Ref:  Kottelat, M., 1998
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Mekong basin. Below the Khone Falls in Kratie and Stung Treng, it migrates upstream between October and February and downstream from April to September (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 2091, 27732.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cb.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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