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Joturus pichardi in El Salvador
Bobo mullet

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Joturus pichardi   Poey, 1860
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Jopic_u1.jpg) by López Pinto, J.M.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bobo mullet
Max. size:	61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9321); max. published weight: 3,250 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic; catadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate:	subtropical; 22 - 25°C; 30°N - 7°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2)
Distribution:	Central America: Mexico to Panama (Ref. 9321); Florida and the West Indies.
Biology:	Adults inhabit the upper reaches of rivers but enter brackish waters where spawning probably occurs. An important food fish in some areas. Herbivorous and scrapes algae from stones on the bottom with its fleshy lips, although sometimes eats prawns (Ref. 36880). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Migrate from the upper reaches of rivers during months of high rainfall to the sea-river transition zone to spawn (Ref. 13802)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Harrison, I.J.. 1995. (Ref. 9321)
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El Salvador country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/es.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Harrison, I.J., 1995
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	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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