Joturus
| Joturus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Joturus |
| Species: | J. pichardi |
| Synonyms | |
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Agonostoma globiceps Günther, 1874 | |
Joturus pichardi, also known as the bobo mullet, is a species of fish of the mullet family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Joturus, one of 17 mullet genera containing altogether about 80 species of ray-finned fish. It occurs in rivers, including brackish waters, in much of the Gulf of Mexico basin and as far south as Panama.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Joturus pichardi" in FishBase. July 2011 version.
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