Ellochelon Whitley [G. P.] 1930:251 Masc. Mugil vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Liza Jordan & Swain 1884 -- (Smith & Smith 1986:715 [ref. 5717], Thomson 1997:511 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:25 [ref. 27341] as Ellochilon). •Valid as Ellochelon Whitley 1930 -- (Shibukawa 2009:43 [ref. 30449], Durand et al. 2012:693 [ref. 32366], Hata et al. 2012:74 [ref. 32405], Kottelat 2013:275 [ref. 32989], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:892 [ref. 34062], Xia et al. 2016:170 [ref. 34127] in Rhinomugilinae, tribe Squalomugilini, Durand 2016:31 [ref. 35589], Shen & Durand 2016:76 [ref. 35591], Esmaeili et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35254], Motomura et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35490], Esmaeili et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ellochelon Whitley 1930. Mugilidae.