We report an apparently successful effort to restore native fishes to a pool in the Cuatro Ciénegas Bolsón, Coahuila, Mexico. The results demonstrate the feasibility, in small, confined systems, of eliminating a recently introduced nonnative fish, the spotted jewelfish (Hemichromis guttatus), and transplanting a native fish assemblage from nearby areas. We recommend that similar removal and restoration activities be conducted to protect the unique, highly endemic Cuatro Ciénegas fish fauna.
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1 December 2006
ERADICATION OF SPOTTED JEWELFISH, HEMICHROMIS GUTTATUS, FROM POZA SAN JOSÉ DEL ANTEOJO, CUATRO CIÉNEGAS BOLSÓN, COAHUILA, MEXICO
MarÍa de Lourdes Lozano-Vilano,
Armando J. Contreras-Balderas,
MarÍa Elena GarcÍa-RamÍrez
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The Southwestern Naturalist
Vol. 51 • No. 4
December 2006
Vol. 51 • No. 4
December 2006