Bobo Mullet
Joturus pichardi Poey, 1860
Also calledBobo-multe (dan) · Mújol bobo (spa) · Pez bobo (spa) · bobo (spa) · cípal Pichardův (ces) · joturo (spa) · Пресноводная кубинская кефаль-хотуро (rus)
First described in: Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"].
The bobo mullet (Joturus pichardi), is a species of ray-finned 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 from Mexico as far south as Panama and the Caribbean coast of Colombia, as well as the West Indies and the United States state of Florida. The specific name honours the Cuban lexicographer and geographer Esteban Pichardo (1799–1879).
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Joturus pichardi Poey 1860
Joturus pichardi Poey 1860 (Fig, 9M). Bobo Mullet; Bobo, Cuyamel, Boca Chica, Lisa de Montaña, Lisa de Río, Sabalete Montañero Vouchers: (other collections) CAS 6262 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Tamaulipas, Mexico, Bahamas and the Greater Antilles to Colombia; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Co, UI, WK, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa and SJ (Atlantic); 0–600 masl; Per, Dia, Cat. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend decreasing. Literature: Villa (1982: 209; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 390; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Gros & Miguel-Frithz (2010: 147; brief description, including illustrations, and information on distribution and ecology, plus indigenous science and ethnoichthyology), van den Berghe (2015: 37; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3861; detailed description, including illustrations, and infor
Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families
discussion
References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 231; 1998: 390; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 1003; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3861; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
distribution
Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Tamaulipas, Mexico, Bahamas and the Greater Antilles to Colombia; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0 – 600 m. a. s. l., Per, Dia (Cat).
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
vernacular_names
Bobo Mullet; Bobo, Boca Chica, Lisa de Montaña, Lisa de Río, Sabalete Montañero.
New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
In 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, where it is not abundant, and up to 600 m (2,000 ft) in altitude in the rivers of the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge, where it is uncommon.
What it does
It is a fish which lives in warm parts of large mountain streams, but migrates downstream (catadromy) to breed in estuaries. 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 sp. (chupapiedras) and Dajaus monticola (tepemechín) in Costa Rica. It feeds on macroinvertebrates, and on algae carpeting underwater rocks.
At the table
In Costa Rica it is known as bobo or pez bobo. It is fished here for subsistence consumption and sometimes commercially. It is sought for its size and good flavour.
In the stacks
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Every page naming Joturus pichardi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2401030.