Rhinomugil_corsula

Corsula (fish)

Corsula (fish)

Species of fish

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]

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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. [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. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Rhinomugil corsula" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Rhinomugil in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  4. [4]
    "Rhinomugil corsula". aquariumglaser.de. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
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