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Squaretail mullet

Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Status not recordedbony fish

The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the squaretail mullet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the squaretail mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the squaretail mullet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the squaretail mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusEllochelon
  7. SpeciesEllochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Synonyms Chelon vaigiensis, Liza vaigensis, Liza vaigiensis, Mugil delicatus, Mugil macrolepidotus, Mugil melanochir, Mugil occidentalis, Mugil rossii, Mugil tegobuan, Mugil vaigiensis, Mugil ventricosus, Mugil waigiensis

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Diamond scale mulletEnglish
  • Diamond-scale mulletEnglish
  • Diamond-scaled mulletEnglish
  • Large scale mulletEnglish
  • Large-scaled mulletEnglish
  • Square-tail mulletEnglish
  • Yellowtail mulletEnglish
  • بوري أصفر الذيلArabic
  • cípal širokoocasýCzech
  • Halekantet multeDanish
  • Lisa de cola cuadradaSpanish
  • Mulet mopiroFrench
  • Cefalo scaglie a diamanteItalian
  • オニボラJapanese
  • 넓적꼬리숭어Korean
  • Tainha-diamantePortuguese
  • naperay
  • ปลากระบอกหูดำThai
  • 黃鯔Chinese
  • بوري ماسي القشورArabic
  • بوري مربع الذيلArabic
  • Mulet à queue carréeFrench
  • Mulet carreléFrench
  • ムナグロボラJapanese
  • 넙적꼬리숭어Korean
  • Tainha-de-laguna-do-Indo-PacíficoPortuguese
  • ปลากระบอกท่อนใต้Thai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the squaretail mullet

Other species in the same family Mugilidae.

Pilch

Aldrichetta forsteri

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Mullet

Chaenomugil proboscideus

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Josea

Mugil curema

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the squaretail mullet?

The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/squaretail-mullet

MLA

“Squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/squaretail-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{squaretail_mullet_2026,
  title = {Squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/squaretail-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}