291. Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Common name. Squaretail mullet

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825: 337, pl. 59 (fig. 2) [Waigiou [Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, western Pacific]; holotype (unique): MNHN A-3641] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 275, fig. 501).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Persis, Hormuz, Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441- Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Biah.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020), and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.