Corsula (fish)

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Corsula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Rhinomugil
T.N. Gill, 1863
Species:
R. corsula
Binomial name
Rhinomugil corsula
Hamilton, 1822
Synonyms
  • Mugil corsulaHamilton, 1822
  • Liza corsula(Hamilton, 1822)

The corsula (Rhinomugil corsula) is a species of ray-finned fish from the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in the rivers and estuaries of southern Asia, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. [2] It is presently regarded as the only species in the monospecific genus Rhinomugil. [3]

It is known in the aquarium trade as the Indian or false four-eyed fish, as the eyes are parted horizontally to enable the fish to see above and below the water surface at the same time, as with the South American four-eyed fish of the genus Anableps . [4]

See also

Squalomugil ; similar monotypic genus from Australasia, former congener.

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References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Rhinomugil corsula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166478A6217637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166478A6217637.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinomugil corsula". FishBase . June 2018 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhinomugil". FishBase . June 2018 version.
  4. "Rhinomugil corsula". aquariumglaser.de. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2024-04-28.