habitat messicani inglese

	Mexican habitats
	Photos and description by Pr. Omar Dominguez Adapted by D.Montanari
	Here you can find pics and information about some Mexican livebearers’ habitat. Near each photo you can read a short description of the environment and a list of the species you can find in the body of water.



	BUSQUEDA (1^st photo): This site is located in Lake Zirahuen. Now it’s quite difficult to find any goodeids (only a few GOODEA ATRIPINNIS) because of the in introduction of Black Bass (MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES), that is a predator of any small fish found in the same water. In the past here has been collected these species: ALLOTOCA DUGESI, ALLOTOCA MEEKI, SKIFFIA LERMAE, GOODEA ATRIPINNIS and ALLOOPHORUS ROBUSTUS, and some others non – goodeid as ATHERINIDS and introduced species as bass ad carps. In the upper part of this basin , in OPOPEO (2^nd photo) (that is a small pond) we can find more goodeids : ALLOTOCA DUGESI, ALLOTOCA MEEKI, GOODEA ATRIPINNIS, (2 different forms of Goodea : the black (or gray) one and the yellow (golden) one that Omar suppose can be an albino form).

	CUTZARONDIRO : This habitat is in the Balsas basin , and we may find here : ILYODON CORTESAE and NOTROPIS BOUCARDI, is the only known locality for I. CORTESAE.

	EL BORBOLLON LA MAIZA : El borbollon is a spring situated in the upper Cuitzeo drainage. Here we can find : SKIFFIA BILINEATA, S. LERMAE, GOODEA ATRIPINNIS and ALLOTOCA DUGESI. This spring flow to the Moreli river and to the Cuitzeo lake.

	EL MOLLINO : is a spring near Patzcuaro lake, and it is a tributary of the lake itself. Here we may find : ALLOPHORUS ROBUSTUS, ALOTOCA DUGESII, ALLOTOCA DIAZI , SKIFFIA LERMAE and GOODEA ATRIPINNIS.

	PARACUAR : It’s a spring in the Balsas drainage and we can find ILYODON WHITEI.

	PRESA QUERENDARO : It’s located in the upper Cuitzeo drainage and here we find :SKIFFIA BILINEATA, ALLOTOCA DUGESI and GOODEA ATRIPINNIS

	S.CRISTOBAL CUITZEO : It’s a spring in Cuitzeo lake and here we can collect: ZOOGONETICUS QUITZEOENSIS, ALLOOPHORUS ROBUSTUS, GOODEA ATRIPINNIS and XENOTOCA VARIATA.

	ZACAPU (underwater picture) : It’s a lake in the middle Lerma basin. It’s not polluted therefore is one of the best sites for goodeids. It’s one of the last healthy reservoirs for goodeids. In the pic u can see the underwater environment in LA ANGOSTRA spring. The plant in the picture should be TIPHA DOMINGUENSIS or CERATOPHYLLUM. Here we can find: ALLOTOCA ZACAPUENSIS, GOODEA ATRIPINNIS, ALLOOPHORUS ROBUSTUS, XENOTOCA VARIATA, ZOOGONETICUS QUITZEOENSIS, HUBBSINA TURNERI, SKIFFIA LERMAE and CIPRINIDS, ATHERINIDS, POECILIOPSIS INFANS, and introduced species.

	ZIRAHUEN (underwater picture): See the busqueda’s description. In this pic you can see the bottom of the lake and some POTAMOGETON ILINOENSIS. NOTE: We will add as soon as possible also some water parameter taken in this sites.