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{{Short description|Species of crayfish}} |
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Acocil comes from the nahuatl language and is writed acotzilli |
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| image = FMIB 53493 Cambarus Montezumae, var trideus Von Mart Female Mexico.jpeg |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Alvarez, F. |author2=López-Mejía, M. |author3=Pedraza Lara, C. |date=2010 |title=''Cambarellus montezumae'' |volume=2010 |page=e.T153816A4548950 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153816A4548950.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| taxon = Cambarellus montezumae |
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| parent = Cambarellus (Cambarellus) |
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| authority = ([[Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure|Saussure]], 1857) |
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{{Species list |
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| Cambarellus montezumae | (de Saussure, 1857) |
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| Cambarellus montezumae f. lermensis | A. Villalobos, 1943 |
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| Cambarus montezumae | de Saussure, 1857 |
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| Cambarus Montezumae dugesii | Faxon, 1898 |
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| Cambarus Montezumae var. tridens | von Martens, 1872 |
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| synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite WoRMS |title=''Cambarellus'' (''Cambarellus'') ''montezumae'' |id=885122 |access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |
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The '''''acocil''''' ('''''Cambarellus montezumae''''') is a [[species]] of [[crayfish]] in the family [[Cambaridae]]. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]], where it is known from [[Jalisco]] and [[Puebla]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" /> |
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Acocil is a fresh water shrimp with two species (Cambarellus montezumae and Cambarellus zempoalensis), it resembles like a little crayfish or a small lobster and was considered in the past and now persists as a delicious food. Acocil live in south Mexico specially in ponds, fresh water lakes,lagoons and dams, for example, Acocil can be found in the Guadalupe Victoria dam in the state of Mexico. This tiny animal feed with corrupted aquatic plants and animals of its environment. |
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The name ''acocil'' comes from the [[Nahuatl]] ''{{lang|nah|cuitzilli}}'', meaning "crooked one of the water" or "squirms in the water".<ref>{{cite book |author=Carlos Montemayor |author2=Donald H. Frischmann |name-list-style=amp |year=2007 |title=Words of the True Peoples: Poetry |volume=2 |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]] |isbn=978-0-292-70580-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DrQzQ8PanZ4C&pg=PA265}}</ref> It is a traditional foodstuff of the [[Pre-Columbian]] [[Mexicans]], who boiled or baked the animal, and ate it in [[taco]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Lorenzo|last= Ochoa |year=2009 |chapter=Topophilia: a tool for the demarcation of cultural microregions: the case of the Huaxteca |pages=535–552 |editor=John Edward Staller |editor2=Michael D. Carrasco |title=Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] |isbn=978-1-4419-0470-6 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-0471-3_22|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJrr9i6HRp0C&pg=PA543}}</ref> |
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Acocil was a very important nutrition source of the ancient mexican unhabitants of Central and South Mexico, specially was a part of the food consumption of the Mexica or Aztec culture. |
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This is a common species in its range, becoming abundant in some areas. It can be found in a number of aquatic habitat types, including artificial habitats such as [[canal]]s. It is found in areas with aquatic vegetation, and it often buries itself among the roots. It can tolerate a relatively wide range of temperatures, pH, and oxygen concentrations.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" /> |
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It is considered to be a [[least-concern species]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) because it is adaptable, its populations are stable, and it faces no major threats. Minor threats include the introduction of [[common carp]] (''Cyprinus carpio'') into the area. The ''acocil'' is still a subsistence food source for local people.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
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{{Edible crustaceans}} |
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[[Category:Cambaridae]] |
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[[Category:Mexican cuisine]] |
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[[Category:Edible crustaceans]] |
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[[Category:Freshwater crustaceans of North America]] |
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[[Category:Crustaceans described in 1857]] |
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[[Category:Endemic crustaceans of Mexico]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 4 December 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarellus |
| Subgenus: | Cambarellus |
| Species: | C. montezumae
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| Cambarellus montezumae (Saussure, 1857)
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The acocil (Cambarellus montezumae) is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known from Jalisco and Puebla.[1]
The name acocil comes from the Nahuatl cuitzilli, meaning "crooked one of the water" or "squirms in the water".[3] It is a traditional foodstuff of the Pre-Columbian Mexicans, who boiled or baked the animal, and ate it in tacos.[4]
This is a common species in its range, becoming abundant in some areas. It can be found in a number of aquatic habitat types, including artificial habitats such as canals. It is found in areas with aquatic vegetation, and it often buries itself among the roots. It can tolerate a relatively wide range of temperatures, pH, and oxygen concentrations.[1]
It is considered to be a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because it is adaptable, its populations are stable, and it faces no major threats. Minor threats include the introduction of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) into the area. The acocil is still a subsistence food source for local people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M.; Pedraza Lara, C. (2010). "Cambarellus montezumae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153816A4548950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153816A4548950.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Cambarellus (Cambarellus) montezumae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Carlos Montemayor & Donald H. Frischmann (2007). Words of the True Peoples: Poetry. Vol. 2. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-70580-7.
- ^ Ochoa, Lorenzo (2009). "Topophilia: a tool for the demarcation of cultural microregions: the case of the Huaxteca". In John Edward Staller; Michael D. Carrasco (eds.). Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica. Springer. pp. 535–552. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0471-3_22. ISBN 978-1-4419-0470-6.
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