Corsula (fish)

Corsula
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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)

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.

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.