Conservation: Although passing by town, during my visit on 14-May-2022 the river did not look polluted but as it is sadly regular with streams near towns a lot of disgusting garbage was spread in it. There was an abundance of introduced Amatitlania nigrofasciata (the pink form!!), as well as Poecilia reticulata. Fortunately, the population of Xenotoca eiseni was still thriving, and we found a good number of them (Artigas Azas & Granados, 2022).
Huicicila: Compostela
Arroyo Asalto, Río Huicicila. Bridge on calle Hidalgo, Compostela [Nayarit]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (21.232051°N, 104.901251°W). Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (14-May-2022).
Ecoregion
Santiago River
Santiago River
Country
Nayarit
Nayarit
The locality profile for Huicicila: Compostela, within the Santiago River 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 and its conservation context. 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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