Title of article :
New Maximum Size Record for the Goonch Bagarius yarrelli (Sykes 1839) (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from the Ganges River
Author/Authors :
HOSSAIN, YEAMIN Faculty of Fisheries Kagoshima University - The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Japan , HOSSAIN, YEAMIN University of RajshahiRajshahi - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh
Abstract :
On 3 January 2008, one specimen of Goonch Bagarius yarrelli (Sykes 1839) (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) was caught by a conventional beach seine in the lower part of the Ganges River, NW Bangladesh. The specimen constitutes a new record of maximum length and weight for the Ganges River and the South Asia.
Keywords :
Maximum length , Maximum weight , Bagarius yarrelli, Ganges River, Bangladesh
