Conservation: The water level has been decreasing over the years, as it can be seen in the upper spring turned into a round pool, the level of the pool has decreased over the years by approximately 1.5 m according to administrators of the swimming place, the level nevertheless seems to have remained relatively constant for the past 10 years. Poecilia sphenops and Oreochromis sp. reported as exotic in 1999 (Kabbes et al., 2013).
During a visit in August 2021 I noticed Coptodon rendalli, Oreochromis aureus, Poecilia mexicana, Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus, Xiphophorus maculatus and X. hellerii as exotic species. The number of Zoogonetiqus tequila seemed to me very low.
Ameca: Balneario El Rincón
Pool formed from spring at Balneario El Rincón, Rio Teuchitlán, Ameca drainage [Jalisco]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas.Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (09-Nov-2018).
Ecoregion
Ameca - Manantlán
Ameca - Manantlán
Country
Jalisco
Jalisco
The locality profile for Ameca: Balneario El Rincón, within the Ameca - Manantlán ecoregion, introduces this freshwater setting through FFM’s curated geographic and natural-history context. It provides an accessible overview of the locality’s general description, its aquatic environment, its conservation context and the curator’s broader observations. The account emphasizes the locality as an aquatic environment and the broader themes that help explain its character, without reducing the profile to a species checklist or disclosing sensitive site details. By bringing the available sections together in one focused narrative, the profile offers a useful starting point for understanding the locality’s place in its drainage and wider landscape, while inviting readers to explore the complete account..
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