| Corsula | |
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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) | |
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Thecorsula (Rhinomugil corsula) is a species ofray-finned fish from the mulletfamilyMugilidae. 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 themonospecificgenusRhinomugil.[3]
It is known in theaquarium trade as theIndian orfalse 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 genusAnableps.[4]
Squalomugil; similar monotypic genus from Australasia, formercongener.
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