Corsula (fish)

The corsula (Rhinomugil corsula) is a species of ray-finned fish from the grey 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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Rhinomugil corsula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166478A6217637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166478A6217637.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Rhinomugil corsula" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Rhinomugil in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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