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'''Acocil''' is the name for either of two [[species]] of [[freshwater]] [[crayfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]] – ''Cambarellus montezumae'' and ''Cambarellus zempoalensis''. The former species is widespread in [[pond]]s, [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s and [[reservoir]]s, including, for example, the [[Guadalupe Victoria dam]]; the latter is known only from its [[Biological type|type locality]], the [[Lagunas de Zempoala]] in the State of [[Morelos]]. They both feed on [[Decomposition|decaying]] plants and animals. The name acocil is derived from the [[Nahuatl]] word ''acotzilli''. Acocil were an important food source for the ancient Mexicans or [[Aztec]]s. Acocil have a yellow, translucent exoskeleton.
'''Acocil''' is the name for either of two [[species]] of [[freshwater]] [[crayfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]] – ''Cambarellus montezumae'' and ''Cambarellus zempoalensis''. The former species is widespread in [[pond]]s, [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s and [[reservoir]]s, including, for example, the [[Guadalupe Victoria dam]]; the latter is known only from its [[Biological type|type locality]], the [[Lagunas de Zempoala]] in the State of [[Morelos]]. They both feed on [[Decomposition|decaying]] plants and animals. The name acocil is derived from the [[Nahuatl]] word ''acotzilli''. Acocil were an important food source for the ancient Mexicans or [[Aztec]]s. Acocil have a yellow, translucent exoskeleton.
{{Edible crustaceans}}

[[Category:Cambaridae]]
[[Category:Cambaridae]]
[[Category:Mexican cuisine]]
[[Category:Mexican cuisine]]

Revision as of 07:33, 15 June 2010

Acocil
File:Carambellus montezumau.jpg
Cambarellus montezumae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Astacidea
Family:
Cambaridae
Genus:
Cambarellus
Species:
C. montezumae
& C. zempoalensis
Binomial name
Cambarellus montezumae
Saussure, 1857
Cambarellus zempoalensis

Acocil is the name for either of two species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Mexico – Cambarellus montezumae and Cambarellus zempoalensis. The former species is widespread in ponds, lakes, lagoons and reservoirs, including, for example, the Guadalupe Victoria dam; the latter is known only from its type locality, the Lagunas de Zempoala in the State of Morelos. They both feed on decaying plants and animals. The name acocil is derived from the Nahuatl word acotzilli. Acocil were an important food source for the ancient Mexicans or Aztecs. Acocil have a yellow, translucent exoskeleton.


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