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PL 2.27 PL 2.28
PL 2.27: Periwinkle (Littorina angulifera) collected in the nearshore areas of the Laguna de
Cantena where it borders the proposed project site…
PL 2.28: Undescribed mussel found in the nearshore areas of the Laguna de Cantena where it
borders the proposed project site.
2.3.1.2.2 Vertebrates
The documentation of vertebrate species by the Tunich Nah Survey Team entails both aquatic
and terrestrial forms. This approach is consistent with the strategy adopted for the
invertebrates.
2.3.1.2.2.1 Fish
Grimshaw and Paz [2004] cited the existence of 144 species of vertebrate fish for the larger
BCNP/MR [See Table 2.4]. The Tunich Nah Survey Team has documented the existence of 44
species in the immediate project area 25 of which were not previously documented by
Grimshaw and Paz in their 2004 endeavour [See Table 2.4].
The documentation of species by the Tunich Nah Team that were not listed by Grimshaw and
Paz [2004] are a likely function of the scope for further work on species identification in the
area. The situation is also a likely reflection of the species richness and in general robust health
status of the ecosystems in the area.
The Tunich Nah Survey Team did not detect any vertebrate fish species in the south-eastern
portion of the Laguna de Cantena, which is in some measure a legal part of the
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