THIS fish looks like an alien from outer space, and even its English name has an intergalactic ring to it. It is called a goonch and it is a member of the catfish family. Many die-hard anglers have ...

Maneater? The “goonch” catfish, much like its other catfish relatives, can grow to an enormous size and weight. But unlike others, this river monster makes its home in the Great Kali River running ...

Should we be afraid of the goonch? Perhaps if you knew it by one of its other names — giant devil catfish or man-eating killer catfish — you might be more concerned, especially if you were swimming ...

Bhubaneswar: In a rare and awe-inspiring moment, fishermen in Binika town of Odisha’s Subarnapur district hauled in a massive 100-kg Goonch catfish from the Mahanadi River on Thursday, drawing crowds ...

It's the week of Halloween, so a few spooky fish stories seem apropos. If you've got a fall fishing trip planned, you might want to tell this tale around the campfire: Wade in the waters of the Great ...

The pond in the middle of JP Park, at Mathikere in north-west Bengaluru, seems to be on the boil. A closer look reveals that the churning and frothing is not because of some underwater volcanic ...