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title: "Squaretail Mullet"
description: "Ellochelon vaigiensis — Ryby. The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis), also known as the diamondscale mullet, is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/squaretail-mullet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Squaretail Mullet

> Ellochelon vaigiensis — Ryby. The squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis), also known as the diamondscale mullet, is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae.

- Scientific name: *Ellochelon vaigiensis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1473
- Wikidata: [Q28746239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28746239)
- iNaturalist taxon: [445910](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/445910)

## Names

- en: Squaretail Mullet
- es: Lisa de cola cuadrada
- fr: Mulet à queue carrée

## Countries with the most observations

AU (419), PF (279), SG (144), ID (102), FJ (87), MY (41), TH (32), IN (30), PH (28), NC (25), GU (21), CK (16)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaretail_mullet

## Photo

![Squaretail Mullet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/squaretail-mullet/medium.jpg)

Photo: seanmegh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81999875

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/squaretail-mullet?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).