Mexico, Durango, Guanacevì, Huerta Santa Cecilia
The aquarium represents a small pond next to the main spring of Laguna Seca, since Characodon is endemic to the Mexican federal state of Durango. The species name is derived from the Latin verb “audere”, which means “to dare”, with the adjective “audax” and the meaning “bold” or “daring”, referring to the aggressive behavior of this fish.
It historically occurred in the springs and creeks along the Río La Sauceda, the name of the headwaters of the Río Mezquital, and the subsequent section of this river named Río El Tunnel above the Saltito Falls about 10km NNW of the town Nombre de Díos. We know of seven different subpopulations of Characodon audax:
- El Toboso subpopulation
- Los Pinos subpopulation
- Laguna Seca subpopulation
- El Garabato subpopulation
- Río La Sauceda subpopulation
- Pino Suarez subpopulation
- Victoria de Durango subpopulation
The last one is regarded extinct.The species disappeared from part of its original range. IUNC status Endangered/Declining.
All information as well as pictures and videos were personally obtained from Dr. Michael Köck from Vienna’s “Haus des Meeres” the main coordinator and founder of the website Goodeidworkinggroup.com and one of the leading experts on the Goodeidae species in the world.
- GPS
- 24.4713058, -104.6262970
- Geographical region
- Central America
- Drainage Basin
- Mezquital River
- River catchment
- Nazas river
- Water body type
- Pond
- Water body name
- Citlalli
- Water body part
- Pool
- Water body course
- Source
- Water body: tributary of
- Pond
- Tributary name
Videos above and below water
