Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

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Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) – Native ( Fig. 501 )

Mugil vaigiensis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825: 337; Type locality: Waigiou [Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, western Pacific ]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A–3641.

Mugil macrolepidotus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830: 140; Type locality: Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 3067. Paralectotypes:?BMNH 1845.10.29.57 (1), SMF 3081 (1), MNHN A–0843 (1).

Mugil melanochir Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836: 143; Type locality: Java, Indonesia; Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A–0844 [ex RMNH] (1) Java, A–3630 (1) Guam.

Mugilrossii Bleeker [P.] 1854: 45; Type locality: Nova Selma, Cocos- Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): RMNH 1641 .

Mugil tegobuan Montrouzier [X.] 1857: 462 [184]; Type locality: Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known.

Mugil occidentalis Castelnau [F. L.] 1873: 135; Type locality: Western Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A–3654 (3), A–3655 (3); NMV 51852 [= A9732] (1) near Fremantle.

Mugil ventricosus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875: 32; Type locality: Nicol Bay, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A–3725 (3).

Common name: Pr: Biah, Mid, En: Squaretail mullet.

Diagnosis: Back Olive-brown, flanks silvery and abdomen white or suffused pale. About six longitudinal stripes on flanks formed by longitudinal marks on scales, scales also with darkened margins giving slight chequered appearance to flanks, Iris with yellow patches, margins of fins dusky, otherwise yellowish white, caudal fin distinctly yellow, Pectoral fin completely black in small fish. Lower section yellowish in adults. No axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins, this species is uniquely characterized in this area of the northern Indian Ocean by the caudal fin being only slightly emarginate. All other local mullets have an obviously forked tail fin.

Meristic characters: D 1: IV, D 2: I 7–9, A: III 8, P: 15–18, V: 5, LS: 24–29, TV:?.

Taxonomy: Dor (1984) placed in Liza but Randall (1995) transferred to Ellochelon .

Distribution: Tigris, Persis , Hormuz and Makran basins ( Fig. 502).

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (Freyhof and Sparks 2017).

Figures

Fig. 501. Ellochelon vaigiensis. Photograph from Mond River estuaries, Persis basin (Photographed by F. Koniyeh).