Bagarius bagarius (Dwarf coonch catfish)
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Hi, when you say you have found an interesting fish, do you mean you have found one for sale?
The important thing with the dwarf Goonch is correctly identifying it. The true dwarf is thought not to grow much more than 8”.
most other Goonch grow over 2 ft with some easily doubling that and more. The bagarius group has been re structured with the dwarf now being named b. vegrandis , however even planetcatfish.com has the same photos used for a number of the species so confusion still exists.
As good as anything imo is the sticky thread created by C Chicxulub at the top of this catfish section.
The important thing with the dwarf Goonch is correctly identifying it. The true dwarf is thought not to grow much more than 8”.
most other Goonch grow over 2 ft with some easily doubling that and more. The bagarius group has been re structured with the dwarf now being named b. vegrandis , however even planetcatfish.com has the same photos used for a number of the species so confusion still exists.
As good as anything imo is the sticky thread created by C Chicxulub at the top of this catfish section.
24 cm max length would be about right for a true dwarf Goonch but many normal Goonch get sold as dwarfs only to them grow bigger. Have to see the photos of the fish.