Conservation work
Since January 2025 we have appointed mentors for populations that have either disappeared in the wild or are highly endangered, but are also scarcely represented in aquaria, and coordinators for species. These mentors and coordinators take care of the networking of breeders, the exchange of fish and ultimately the conservation of the respective population on a global basis. So far, we have the following ones under management:
The EW population Characodon audax "Los Pinos" is coordinated by Jed Terc (US):
c.audax-lospinos(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The EW population "Xenotoca" eiseni "El Sacristán" is coordinated by Mike Howe (US):
x.eiseni-sacristan(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The EW population "Xenotoca" melanosoma "Río Ayuquila" is coordinated by Chris Neal (US):
x.melanosoma-ayuquila(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The CR (or EW) population Xenotoca variata "Atotonilco" is coordinated by Tamás Gergácz (HU):
x.variata-atotonilco(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The CR (or EW) population Xenotoca variata "La Valenciana" is coordinated by Tropiquaria Zoo (Shaun Stevens, UK):
x.variata-valenciana(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The EW population Girardinichthys multiradiatus "Maravatio" is vacant for coordination
The EW population Xenoophorus captivus "Illescas" is vacant for coordination
The EW population of "Xenotoca" cf. melanosoma "Granja Sahuaripa" is vacant for coordination
The genus Hubbsina is globally coordinated by Dávid Urbányi (HU):
hubbsina(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The genera Skiffia and Neotoca in Germany are coordinated by René Jüttner (GE):
skiffia-germany(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
The genus Ameca in Germany is coordinated by Michael Brauer (GE):
ameca-germany(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com
Species conservation, outsourced by the GWG and hosted by other organisations:
The ex-situ conservation of European Allodontichthys polylepis (non-corporate from 2013 to 2023) is hosted since 2024 as Finescale-Splitfin Project by the ÖVVÖ. It is run by a project manager (Elöd Szanati from the Zoo in Budapest: szanati.elod(at)zoobudapest.com) and a project manager deputy (Jesper Flygare from the Aquarium of the Malmö Museum: jesper.flygare(at)malmo.se).
The ex-situ conservation of the genera Allotoca and Neoophorus is globally hosted since 2016 as Allotoca-Mesa Central Project by the ÖVVÖ, too. It is subdivided into two sub-projects. One is called Lined Allotoca and Neoophorus Project (LANP) and includes Allotoca dugesii, goslinei, maculata and Neoophorus regalis, the second one Banded Allotoca Project (BAP) for Allotoca catarinae, diazi, meeki and zacapuensis. Each subproject is run by a project manager and a project manager deputy. Those are for the LANP Jože Vrbančič: slovenia(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com and Fabien Liberge - fabienliberge(at)orange.fr and for the BAP Torsten Friedrich - germany(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com and Márk Liziczai - hungary(at)goodeidworkinggroup.com.
Plan G
Plan G is an ambitious action plan for the conservation of all extant Goodeid species found in Mexico. The idea was born during a Workshop in Morelia, Michoacán, in October 2022, the official launch of the plan took place online one year later on October 31, 2023 and its duration is set for ten years. One of the extraordinary things about Plan G is the international participation. In addition to Mexican universities, scientists and authorities, many zoos from all over the world, international NGOs working in the field of freshwater fish conservation, and through the Goodeid Working Group many private enthusiasts from all continents are involved, and this internationality is also reflected in the composition of the adiminstration team, which tries to put the best minds at the best possible levers to steer this plan to success. Another special feature of this action plan is the unconditional desire to interest the local population in the protection of Goodeids and to involve them significantly in the process.
The logo symbolically shows the outline of a male Chapalichthys encaustus with the letters Plan G and Mexico to make it clear that Plan G only includes the viviparous Goodeid species of Mexico. In the anterior body of the fish, a so-called haplotype network (borrowed from the genus Ilyodon) symbolizes the international network of stakeholders that will carry Plan G to success. By clicking here or the "Action Plan for the Conservation of Mexico'sGoodeid Fishes 2023 - 2033" - picture below, you will get detailed information about the Workshop and Plan G. By clicking above on the "official launch" link, you will be forwarded to the recorded Webinar from October 31st, 2023.
