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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae
- genusEllochelon
- 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
Relatives of the squaretail mullet
Other species in the same family Mugilidae.

Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Pilch
Aldrichetta forsteri
Boxlip mullet
Oedalechilus labeo
Mullet
Chaenomugil proboscideus
Josea
Mugil curema
CompareSquaretail mullet vs Flathead grey mulletSquaretail mullet vs Grey mulletSquaretail mullet vs PilchSquaretail mullet vs Boxlip mullet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the squaretail mullet?
The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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