19inch goonch catfish

[LiamIrons]

Looking back through this thread and at recent pictures- on my laptop, not phone- I think I see what you're talking about. Color rendition on my phone isn't nearly as good as it is on my high end computer.

Yes, I hooked my computer back up just to respond to this thread. lol

The colors definitely aren't right for rutilus. The body and head shape are insufficiently dorsolaterally compressed for B. bagarius or B. yarrelli. It is way too thick for B. suchus. It's clearly too big for B. cf. dwarf. That really makes you wonder.

Given the available evidence, must agree that the fish is likely B. lica. The confusion arises from the fact that B. lica and B. rutilus are likely the most closely related to one another and share many traits such as the sausage shaped body, smaller fins and oval eyes.

If you wish to have this fish endorsed as likely the first confirmed B. lica in the hobby (at least since Matt and I brought them into the mass cultural awareness of the hobby), I will need the following photographs:

• Headshot, close, in profile.
• Detailed shots of the eye(s).
• Shot of the dorsal fin.
• Full body side shot.
• The collection point would make it academic.​

I look forward to seeing what comes of this. If we can confirm this fish as lica, I would be VERY interested in using one or more of your pictures in the upcoming Guide to Identifying your Goonch (Bagarius).

PS- Was your friend Matt?

Hello Rob! i took the best possible photos i could... hope these are good enough! lol!

 

[LiamIrons]

This is not a Rutilus at all. This is entirely differeny.

Yeah it is defo not a rutilus! i am quite convinced it is a Lica.

 

[Estarego8]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?534459-My-goonch-growout-thread This is what i think my goonch is.....
I am convinced that it is Lica because i saw these photos of them.
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The group of small cats in this photo looks like they could be borneo. As for yours I feel it is Lica as well. Especially with the high dorsal. It almost reminds me of Drogons body stance. Lica it is! I will also be posting a thread about my adventures of living in thailand and india once I get out there (I will be conducting research while there on water params)

 

[LiamIrons]

Here is my friends goonch which he thinks is Lica next to his Kali River goonch if anyone is interested in looking at his fish aswell....

 

[Chicxulub]

I also give my endorsement on this fish as lica. I'll ramble on like I do later when I get on the computer.

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[LiamIrons]

So, Is my Goonch a Bagarius Lica? I contacted the fish store i bought it from for a catch location for proper ID but they've not replied yet.

 

[Aw3s0m3]

So, Is my Goonch a Bagarius Lica? I contacted the fish store i bought it from for a catch location for proper ID but they've not replied yet.

I'd say it is. I wasn't sure at first but it doesn't resemble any of the other species. It's not as flat as Indians and definitely not as flat as suchus. And we've already concluded that it's not rutilus so it's either lica or some mystery goonch


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[Chicxulub]

So, Is my Goonch a Bagarius Lica? I contacted the fish store i bought it from for a catch location for proper ID but they've not replied yet.

I feel that your fish is representative of what Volz described as B. lica in the early 1900s.

 

[LiamIrons]

Still no response from the fish store where i bought the goonch from.....

 

[Aw3s0m3]

If Rob believes it is lica, I have no reason to think otherwise. It does not resemble the other species we brought up so, unless it's a new species, I think you're safe to say that it is lica


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