ELLOCHELON VAIGIENSIS - (QUOY & GAIMARD, 1825)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Mugiliformes (Order) > Mugilidae (Family) > Ellochelon (Genus)
Mulet à queue carrée, Mulet mopiro, Blackfin mullet, Diamond-scale grey mullet, Diamond-scale mullet, Diamond-scaled grey mullet, Diamondscale mullet, Large scale mullet, Large-scale finned mullet, Squaretail mullet, Yellowtail mullet, Stompstert-harder, Halekantet multe, Tainha mopiro, Lisa mopiro, Nup-jeok-ggo-ri-sung-eo, Oni-bora, ムナグロボラ, オニボラ, 截尾梭, 截尾鮻,
Synonymes
Mugil delicatus (Jouan, 1878)
Mugil macrolepidotus (Rüppell, 1830)
Mugil melanochir (Valenciennes, 1836)
Mugil occidentalis (Castelnau, 1873)
Mugil rossii (Bleeker, 1854)
Mugil tegobuan (Montrouzier, 1857)
Mugil vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Mugil ventricosus (Castelnau, 1875)
Mugil waigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Pectoral fin rays: 16; Longitudinal scales: 25-29; Circumpeduncular scales: 16. Body robust; Snout length greater than eye diameter in adults, shorter than eye diameter in juveniles; Adipose eyelid poorly developed, forming narrow rim around eye; Anteroventral edge of preorbital with a weak notch; Scales weakly ctenoid; Caudal fin truncate. No axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins. Max. length: 63.0 cm TL, common length: 35.0 cm TL. Depth range: 0 - 10 m.
Mulet à queue carrée, Mulet mopiro, Blackfin mullet, Diamond-scale grey mullet, Diamond-scale mullet, Diamond-scaled grey mullet, Diamondscale mullet, Large scale mullet, Large-scale finned mullet, Squaretail mullet, Yellowtail mullet, Stompstert-harder, Halekantet multe, Tainha mopiro, Lisa mopiro, Nup-jeok-ggo-ri-sung-eo, Oni-bora, ムナグロボラ, オニボラ, 截尾梭, 截尾鮻,
Synonymes
Mugil delicatus (Jouan, 1878)
Mugil macrolepidotus (Rüppell, 1830)
Mugil melanochir (Valenciennes, 1836)
Mugil occidentalis (Castelnau, 1873)
Mugil rossii (Bleeker, 1854)
Mugil tegobuan (Montrouzier, 1857)
Mugil vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Mugil ventricosus (Castelnau, 1875)
Mugil waigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Pectoral fin rays: 16; Longitudinal scales: 25-29; Circumpeduncular scales: 16. Body robust; Snout length greater than eye diameter in adults, shorter than eye diameter in juveniles; Adipose eyelid poorly developed, forming narrow rim around eye; Anteroventral edge of preorbital with a weak notch; Scales weakly ctenoid; Caudal fin truncate. No axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins. Max. length: 63.0 cm TL, common length: 35.0 cm TL. Depth range: 0 - 10 m.
Color
Olive-brown above, sides silvery, abdomen white or slightly pale yellow; Longitudinal marks on scales forming about 6 longitudinal stripes on sides; Scales also with darkened margins giving slight chequered appearance to sides. Iris with yellow patches. Caudal fin yellow. Pectoral fin completely black in small fish; Lower section yellowish in adults; Fins otherwise yellowish-white with dusky margins.
Etymology
Ellochelon: from Greek ellops, elops = a fish + from Greek, chelone = turtle.
vaigiensis: come from the word Waigiou or Waigeo, the biggest Raja Ampat island, in Indonesia.
Olive-brown above, sides silvery, abdomen white or slightly pale yellow; Longitudinal marks on scales forming about 6 longitudinal stripes on sides; Scales also with darkened margins giving slight chequered appearance to sides. Iris with yellow patches. Caudal fin yellow. Pectoral fin completely black in small fish; Lower section yellowish in adults; Fins otherwise yellowish-white with dusky margins.
Etymology
Ellochelon: from Greek ellops, elops = a fish + from Greek, chelone = turtle.
vaigiensis: come from the word Waigiou or Waigeo, the biggest Raja Ampat island, in Indonesia.
Original description: Mugil vaigiensis, Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 - Type locality: Waigiou, Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, western Pacific.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Madagascar, Réunion (western Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Marshall, Gambier and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Society Islands and Rapa.
Biology
Inhabit lagoons, reef flats, estuaries, and coastal creeks, in shallow coastal areas and protected sandy shores. Usually within tidal influence, but may enter fresh water, ascending 10 km into rivers. Form large schools, frequently in mangrove areas. Juveniles may be found in rice fields and mangroves and may be used as bait fish. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Feeds on phytoplankton, small algaeand detritus organisms. Aquarium and commercial fish.
Similar species
Only one species, Ellochelon vaigiensis, is recorded in the genus Ellochelon (Eschmeyer, 2012), which differs from the genus Chelon in pectoral fin coloration (black in the former vs. not black in the latter) and caudal fin shape (truncated vs. forked) (Senou, 2002).
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Madagascar, Réunion (western Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Marshall, Gambier and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Society Islands and Rapa.
Biology
Inhabit lagoons, reef flats, estuaries, and coastal creeks, in shallow coastal areas and protected sandy shores. Usually within tidal influence, but may enter fresh water, ascending 10 km into rivers. Form large schools, frequently in mangrove areas. Juveniles may be found in rice fields and mangroves and may be used as bait fish. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Feeds on phytoplankton, small algaeand detritus organisms. Aquarium and commercial fish.
Similar species
Only one species, Ellochelon vaigiensis, is recorded in the genus Ellochelon (Eschmeyer, 2012), which differs from the genus Chelon in pectoral fin coloration (black in the former vs. not black in the latter) and caudal fin shape (truncated vs. forked) (Senou, 2002).
Last update: 1, January 2022