Balaji is a corporate professional, and an independent researcher working on the taxonomy and systematics of native Indian fish, with a special interest in catfish. By Balaji Vijayakrishnan Estimated read time: 5–6 minutes Few freshwater fishes inspire as much awe as those of the genus Bagarius. Known variously as goonch, devil catfish, or giant catfish, these riverine giants occupy a unique place in ichthyology — and as it turns out, science has only recently begun to unders