I have just visited the valley in the hope any water (and fish) could still
be found in "Charco azul" or any other of the valley springs. I found that
"Charco azul" and "El barreno" are now completely dry with no aquatic life
left. Although I did not visited personally I wqas told by several local
people that "Charco la palma" (habitat of Cyprinodon longidorsalis) and Ojo
de agua de la Presa" in San Juan de Aviles (habitat of Cyprinodon ceciliae)
are now as dry as they can be, although I had read previous reports on that.
In that area in Nuevo Leon now six Cyprinodon species are extinct: C.
inmemoriam, C. longidorsalis, C. veronicae, C. ceciliae, C. alvarezi and
Megupsilum aporus. In other words, none is left in the area.
Please note that my e-mail has changed to juan at cichlidae.com
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http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1464/ San Luis Potosi, Mexico