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38Family: Mugilidae• Body oblong to elongate, cylindrical or slightly compressed• Head and body with scales• Mouth small, terminal or inferior• Eyes with or without adipose eyelids• Caudal fin forked, emarginate or truncate• Lateral line absent53. Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton-Buchanan)Local name: Kakunda (Orissa), Khursula, Elanga, Kannua.ConservationStatus: Least ConcernIdentifying features: Head depressed, concave between eyes.Eyes prominent,bulging and almost on top of head.Adipose eyelids absent.Mouth distinctlyventra1.J aw teeth indistinct.! st dorsal fin inserted nearer to caudal fin base thanto tip of snout.Caudal fin slightly emerginate.Colour : Brownish above, silverybelow.General information: Inhabits fresh and brackish water. Attains a length of 46cm.<strong>Fisheries</strong>: A tasty food fish.