Joturus

Joturus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Joturus
Species: J. pichardi
Synonyms

Agonostoma globiceps Günther, 1874
Juturus globiceps (Günther, 1874)
Joturus stipes Jordan and Gilbert, 1882

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 in much of the Gulf of Mexico basin.

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Last modified on 26 February 2013, at 13:11