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squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)
Subject: squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)
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squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)


The species names / identity need verification. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have been flipped here. Mugil waigiensis
Date 1878
Source Francis Day (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2.
Author George Henry Ford (1808–1876)  
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mugil_waigiensis_Ford_73.jpg

The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis) is a ray fish of Mugilidae. The scientific name was first published in 1825 by Quoy & Gaimard. This fairly large fish can be found in many parts of the world but is usually found between Australia and Russia.
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Ellochelon
Species: Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms:
Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Chelon vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)
Mugil vaigiensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1825

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