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 ...

A giant mutant fish is believed to be targeting swimmers in an Indian river after developing a taste for human flesh. The goonch, a huge type of catfish, is believed to have been feeding on corpses ...

Itanagar, March 13: Any angler worth his hook, line and sinker has a story to tell about “the one that got away”. Last Sunday, Ruzing Bellai not only found a story to tell but also an 86-kg catch to ...

Across India, the fish is a sacred symbol--all kinds of fish. The salt-water fish (Surmai), fresh-water fish (Goonch), fish of ponds (Rohu) and rivers (Mahseer, dolphins), fish of deltas that travel ...

If you don’t think fish can give you a fright, watch Animal Planet’s Halloween special “River Monsters: Worst Nightmares.” In the episode, airing Tuesday, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to spooky ...

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 ...