Conservation: The creek is at the perimeter of town and there are commercial and industrial installations surrounding it, with the expected trash found at the sides of the creek. although the water is not polluted, it is in risk of being soon with the grown of the city.
During my visit (21-02-2022) I could not collect some of the reported species: Gymnotus maculosus, Rhamdia guatemalensis, R. parryi, Brachyrhaphis hartwegi, and Synbranchus marmoratus.
Coatán: Creek west of Tapachula
Small creek crossing federal highway 200 into Río Coatán directly west of Tapachula [Chiapas]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (14.904528°N, 92.297315°W). Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (21-Feb-2022).
Ecoregion
Chiapas - Fonseca
Chiapas - Fonseca
Country
Chiapas
Chiapas
The locality profile for Coatán: Creek west of Tapachula, within the Chiapas - Fonseca 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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