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Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Squaretail mullet
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Philippines country information

Common names: Aguas, Agwas, Balanak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652). Reported from Lake Taal (Ref. 13446). Sold fresh and dried in Metro Manila markets and is one of the major dried products being sold. Roe is marketed as a salted product in the Visayas (Ref. 2858). Also Ref. 1602.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology:   More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Issue
Genetic data indicate that Ellochelon vaigiensis is a complex of species (Ref. 114224). At least 3 species have been recognized (Refs. 114224, 123263, work in progress) and are being described, with probable parapatric distributions (Durand, pers. comm., Nov. 2020).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range экология

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