Squaretail mullet

Squaretail mullet
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Ellochelon
Whitley, 1930
Species:
E. vaigiensis
Binomial name
Ellochelon vaigiensis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Mugil vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Chelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Mugil macrolepidotus Rüppell, 1830
  • Mugil melanochir Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil rossii Bleeker, 1854
  • Mugil tegobuan Montrouzier, 1857
  • Mugil occidentalis Castelnau, 1873
  • Mugil ventricosus Castelnau, 1875
  • Mugil delicatus Jouan, 1878

The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis), also known as the diamondscale mullet, is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species and is the only species in the monospecific genus Ellochelon.