Corsula (fish)

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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]

Corsula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 corsula Hamilton, 1822
  • Liza corsula (Hamilton, 1822)

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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