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Bagarius bagarius in Nepal
Dwarf goonch

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Bagarius bagarius   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Sisorinae			picture (Babag_u3.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Dwarf goonch
Max. size:	200 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26563)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous; pH range: 6.5 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 12 - 30
Climate:	tropical; 18 - 25°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: Ganges, Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 27732). Reported from Salween, Maeklong and Peninsular Thailand (Ref. 26336).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 13-14; Vertebrae: 38-42. Pelvic-fin origin in front of the base of the last dorsal ray; adipose-fin origin behind the anal-fin origin (Ref. 27732). Elongate neural spines 4-8, distally expanded abdominal vertebrae 17-20 (Ref. 35669). Absence of sharp ridge on top of head; absence of bumps on dorsal mid-line behind dorsal fin base (Ref. 43281). Mouth large, inferior and arciform (Ref. 45563).
Biology:	Inhabits rapid and rocky pools of large and medium-sized rivers (Ref. 12693). Feeds on insects (Ref. 4833), small fishes, frogs and shrimps (Ref. 1479). Breeds in rivers prior to the beginning of the annual flood season. Marketed fresh. Important as a food fish, but the meat spoils rapidly and can cause illness (Ref. 12693). Reported length of 200 cm (Ref. 4537) is incorrect (Maurice Kottelat, pers. comm. with hint to Roberts 1982 (not seen)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)
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Nepal country information
Common names:	Baghai, Gochara, Gonch, Thend		Ref:  Shrestha, J., 1994
Status:	native		Ref:  Shrestha, J., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in Kosi (Ref. 40948).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Shrestha, T.K., 1990
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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