# Bobo mullet

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Species of fish

Bobo mullet Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Joturus Poey, 1860 Species: J. pichardi Binomial name Joturus pichardi Poey, 1860 Synonyms[1] Agonostoma globiceps Günther, 1874 Juturus globiceps (Günther, 1874) Joturus stipes D.S. Jordan and Gilbert, 1882

The **bobo mullet** (*Joturus pichardi*), is a [species](/source/Species) of [ray-finned fish](/source/Ray-finned_fish) of the [mullet](/source/Mullet_(fish)) [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mugilidae](/source/Mugilidae). It is the [only species](/source/Monotypic) in the [genus](/source/Genus) ***Joturus***, one of 17 mullet genera containing altogether about 80 species of [ray-finned fish](/source/Ray-finned_fish).[1] It occurs in rivers, including [brackish waters](/source/Brackish_water), in much of the [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico) basin from [Mexico](/source/Mexico) as far south as [Panama](/source/Panama) and the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean) coast of [Colombia](/source/Colombia), as well as the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies) and the United States state of [Florida](/source/Florida).[1][2] The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)) honours the [Cuban](/source/Cuba) [lexicographer](/source/Lexicography) and [geographer](/source/Geographer) [Esteban Pichardo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Esteban_Pichardo&action=edit&redlink=1) (1799–1879).[3]

## Distribution

In [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) it is found in the east of the country along the Caribbean coast, especially in the north, for example in the drainages of the [Parismina River](/source/Reventaz%C3%B3n_River), where it is not abundant,[2] and up to 600 m (2,000 ft) in altitude in the rivers of the [Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge](/source/Maquenque_National_Wildlife_Refuge), where it is uncommon.[4]

## Ecology

It is a fish which lives in warm parts of large mountain streams, but [migrates](/source/Fish_migration) downstream ([catadromy](/source/Catadromy)) to breed in [estuaries](/source/Estuary). Fry inhabit marine waters of the estuary. It is found around large boulders in clear, swift-flowing waters when adult, sharing this habitat with *[Sicydium](/source/Sicydium)* sp. (*chupapiedras*) and *[Dajaus monticola](/source/Dajaus_monticola)* (*tepemechín*) in Costa Rica. It feeds on [macroinvertebrates](/source/Macroinvertebrate), and on [algae](/source/Algae) carpeting underwater rocks.[2]

## Uses

In [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) it is known as ***bobo*** or ***pez bobo***.[2][4] It is fished here for subsistence consumption and sometimes commercially. It is sought for its size and good flavour.[2]

## Conservation

Its migration may be interrupted by [hydroelectrical](/source/Hydroelectric_dam) projects. It has historically suffered from population decrease and [overfishing](/source/Overfishing) in Costa Rica. It might be under threat from agricultural run-off from banana or pineapple plantations. It is not under any legal protection in Costa Rica.[2] It is found in the [Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge](/source/Maquenque_National_Wildlife_Refuge)[4] and [Tortuguero National Park](/source/Tortuguero_National_Park).[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fishbase_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fishbase_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fishbase_1-2) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Joturus pichardi*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Joturus&speciesname=pichardi). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. July 2011 version.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-BahamónFlores2016_2-6) Bahamón Azuero, Elizabeth; Flores Armilla, Moisés Oswaldo (2016). [*Análisis del sistema socio-ecológico para el diseño del corredor biológico entre Los Acuíferos Guácimo Pococí y el sector sur del Humedal Ramsar Caribe Noreste, Costa Rica*](http://conservationcorridor.org/cpb/Azuero_and_Armillas_2016.pdf) (PDF) (Masters) (in Spanish). Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica. p. 50, 54, 55. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ETYFish_3-0)** Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 June 2018). ["Mugiliformes"](http://www.etyfish.org/mugiliformes/). *The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database*. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CCT.Ramsar#2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CCT.Ramsar#2_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CCT.Ramsar#2_4-2) Mauricio Salas Varga (2009). [Humedales Maquenque - Humedales de Ramsar (FIR) – Anexo #2 Biodiversidad 2009](https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/46533284/documents/CR1918taxo2009.pdf) (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Centro Científico Tropical. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Joturus Wikidata: Q19827834 Wikispecies: Joturus BOLD: 97791 CoL: 56TL GBIF: 2401029 iNaturalist: 89193 IRMNG: 1011812 ITIS: 170398 NCBI: 1040950 WoRMS: 269537 Joturus pichardi Wikidata: Q2289205 Wikispecies: Joturus pichardi BOLD: 97792 CoL: 6NFYD FishBase: 338 GBIF: 2401030 iNaturalist: 317173 IRMNG: 10967659 ITIS: 170399 IUCN: 192944 NCBI: 1040951 Observation.org: 790086 OBIS: 281205 Open Tree of Life: 344924 WoRMS: 281205

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