3rd International Convention of the Goodeid Working Group in Comala, Colima, Mexico
19.04.2026
20:00 - Icebreaker (venue t.b.a.)
20.04.2026
Venue: Centro Universitario de Gestión Ambiental (CEUGEA), Hacienda Nogueras s/n, colonia Nogueras, CP. 28454, Comala, Colima, México
09:30 – Official inauguration of the event by a representative of the Universidad de Colima (MX, t.b.a.) and Michael Köck (AT)
1st Block:
10:00 - Pablo Gabriel Reyes Durán (MX) & Adriana Arellano Tinoco (MX): “Goodeids.Art.Conservation - Goodeids seen with the eyes of two artists”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
11:00 - Michael Tobler (CH): “Hobbyists as a key resource in ex situ fish conservation”
Language: English (being translated into Spanish)
12:00 - Tamás Gergácz (HU) & Henrik van Bennekom (NL): “Enthusiastic dedication - from a Goodeid facility in the west of Europe to a Xiphophorus facility in the east”
Language: English (being translated into Spanish)
13:15 - 14:45 – Lunch at the Fonda y Jardín La Lupita, Hacienda Nogueras No,35, 28454 Comala, Colima (walking distance 2 min)
2nd Block
15:00 - Topic and speaker from the Universidad de Colima (t.b.a.)
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
16:00 - Kyle Piller (US): “Resolving taxonomic discrepancies within the genus Characodon”
Language: English (being translated into Spanish)
17:00 - Sara Elizabeth Domínguez Cisneros (MX): “Introducing the brothers of Goodeids: the family Profundulidae”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
18:30 – End of Day one
21.04.
Venue: same as the day before
09:30 - Michael Köck (AT): “Rivers and fish: Short introduction to the upcoming fieldtrips”
Language: English (being translated into Spanish)
3rd Block
10:00 - Federico Hernández Valencia (MX) & María Karina Martínez Servín (MX): “The importance of Environmental Education in Freshwater Conservation”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
11:00 - Martha Hernández Rodríguez (MX) & Pilar Navarro Robles (MX): “Citizen Conservation on the ground: The Guardianes del Río Teuchitlán”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
12:00 - Daniela Jiménez (MX) & Arely Ramírez García (MX): “Unexpected obstacles in Goodeid conservation: La Zarcita Spring”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
13:15 - 14:45 - Lunch at the Fonda y Jardín La Lupita, Hacienda Nogueras No,35, 28454 Comala, Colima (walking distance 5 min)
4th Block
15:00 - Celia Granados (MX), Luis Jacobo Villafuerte (MX), Paula Salinas Urquiza (MX), a representative of the municipality of Tocumbo (MX, t.b.a) & Michael Köck (AT): “Rescatamos al Pintito de Tocumbo - joined forces to save the Polkadot Splitfin”
Languages: Spanish & English (being translated into English & Spanish)
16:00 - Jesús Cortés Aguilar (MX), a representative of the municipality of Amacueca (MX, t.b.a) & Michael Köck (AT): “The Goodeids of Amacueca – finding hope where no hope was left”
Languages: Spanish & English (being translated into English & Spanish)
17:00 - Mirian Adilene Chavez Campos (MX), Candy Madeleine Ortega Estrada (MX), Derek Eliceo Carillo Méndez (MX) & Jonathan Cedric Ramírez Medina (MX): “How to survey a freshwater habitat - theoretical part”
Language: Spanish (being translated into English)
18:30 – End of Day two
22.04. Fieldtrip to the Río Tuxpan (Río Coahuayana subdrainage) with “How to survey a freshwater habitat - practical part”
Departure: 10 am - Driving time: 1 h - Stay: 4h - common dinner at the Spring “Agua Fria” at 6pm with option to survey the surroundings of the spring – Return to Comala: 8:30 pm
Packed Lunch
Possible native Goodeids and Poeciliids to find: Allodontichthys hubbsi & tamazulae, Ilyodon whitei, Poecilia nelsoni, Poeciliopsis scarlli
Other species: Amphilophus istlanus (Cichlidae), Astyanax mexicanus (Acestrorhamphidae), Sycidium multipunctactum, Awaous transandeanus (Gobiidae), Dajaus monticola (Mugilidae)
23.04. Fieldtrip to La Resolana (Río Purificación subdrainage).
Departure: 8 am - Driving time: 3h 30 min - Stay 3h – Return to Comala: 7 pm
Packed Lunch
Possible native Goodeids and Poeciliids to find: Xenotaenia resolanae, Poecilia chica, Poeciliopsis baenschi & turneri
Other species: Astyanax mexicanus (Acestrorhamphidae), Sycidium multipunctactum, Awaous transandeanus (Gobiidae), Dajaus monticola (Mugilidae)
24.04. Fieldtrip to the Río Tía Baragana, Comala (Río Armería subdrainage)
Departure: 10 am - Walking time: 15 min -Stay: 3 h – Return and end of the event: 4 pm
Possible native Goodeids and Poeciliids to find: Allodontichthys zonistius, Ilyodon furcidens, Poecilia nelsoni
Other species: Amphilophus istlanus (Cichlidae), Astyanax mexicanus (Acestrorhamphidae), Sycidium multipunctactum, Awaous transandeanus (Gobiidae), Dajaus monticola (Mugilidae)
Costs for full participation including fieldtrips and common dinner: Euro 150.-
Included in the participation fee of Euro 150.- are attendance at the lectures, bus rides, both lunches during the lecture days as well as snacks and drinks during the lectures, packed lunches for the field trips, drinks (excluding alcoholic) at the icebreaker on 19.04., and the joint dinner including drinks (excluding alcoholic) on 22.04.
Costs for only both lecture days Euro 80.-
Included in the 80.- participation fee are attendance at the lectures, both lunches during the lecture days as well as snacks and drinks during the lectures, and drinks (excluding alcoholic) during the icebreaker on 19.04.
Travel and hotel costs must be borne by each participant themselves, except for the lecturers.
A hotel list for reservations will be published here.
Registration:
Without exception via email to comala26(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com AND advance payment of the participation fee via PayPal to donations(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com by March 31, 2026. Participation in the two field trips is limited to 40 participants, so early registration is advantageous.