Ellochelon vaigiensis | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

Photo taken by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Mugiliformes

Family » Mugilidae

Genus » Ellochelon

Species » vaigiensis

Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)
(Squaretail mullet)

Description » (Wikipedia) The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis), also known as the diamondscale mullet, is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species and is the only species in the monospecific genus Ellochelon.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]

Collectors/Field Observers » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » NEC_1811_STAA_023_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:02 July 2016 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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