C93

Collected by Hal Henglein, Rod Roberts & Roy Perry, July/August 1993, Cameroon.


Map by Rod Roberts from BKA Newsletter No. 341showing route & collection locations.

C 93 / 1 - Koukoue - Small village 15 kms from Edea. Fish were collected in a small stream. A.splendopleure. E.sexfasciatus sexfasciatus
C 93 / 2 - Bonguen - Located 60 kms from Edea. Fish collected in a small rainforest stream towards the village. The stream was 9" deep & 6' wide with no plants. Fish were hiding under dead leaves A.splendopleure, E. sexfasciatus rathkei, A.ahli (1 male & 3 females), Cichlid of the pulcher form, small goby sp.
C 93 / 3 - Grand Batanga - 12 kms from Kribi, roadside stream. E.sexfasciatus sexfasciatus
C 93 / 4 - 13 kms further down the road - Fast flowing stream with mini waterfalls E.sexfasciatus sexfasciatus (same as Location 3)
C 93 / 5 - No location given - Fast flowing stream with side pools. Dead trees in water with slight vegetation. A.ahli blue form, 1 male & 4 females.
C 93 / 6 - Bissiang - 11 kms from Kribi. Fish collected 1 km from some huts where the locals obtained water in small pools 1" deep, 3' long & 1' wide. No killies found in main stream. Air temperature 85° F, water temp 77°F, pH 5·1. A.ahli red form collected in 1" puddles. E. sexfasciatus rathkei in pools along with more A.ahli.
C 93 / 7 - 45 kms from Kribi towards Ebolowa - Roadside streams, fair current, sandy bottom, no plants but leaf litter. Water temperature 76°F, pH 6·2 A.ahli, A.splendopleure, E.sexfasciatus & Procatopus nototaenia.
C 93 / 8 - Just east of Elom - Streams on both sides of the road. Lillies grew in still parts. A.ahli, A.splendopleure, E.sexfasciatus & kribensis form Cichlids.
C 93 / 9 - Biba - Slow flowing stream with plants along the banks. A.exiguum
C 93 / 10 - Nvan - Shallow water with Anubias type plants. Air temperature 80° F, water temp 77°F, pH 6·2. A.exiguum. Slightly different to previous location.
C 93 / 11 - Nvan Yeton - 27 kms from Ebolowa. Shallow stream from 3 - 12" deep, some plants along the edges, water temp 76°F, pH 5·8. A.cameronense a blue form & unknown female Aphyosemion sp.
C 93 / 12 - On the road to Ambam - Under a large rock jutting out from a hill. Two male A.herzogi were collected & later 10 pairs in all.
C 93 / 13 - 3 kms from Ebolowa - Three pairs A.exiguum collected.
C 93 / 14 - Other side of Ebolowa - Cloudy water 2' deep, very muddy bottom, pH 5·5 A.batesii 3 males & 4 females collected.
C 93 / 15 - Oveng Yemevong - 2 kms from previous location. Similar biotope to previous collection. A.batesii 2 males & 3 females collected.
Also collected further along the road towards Djoum. A.exiguum collected but not very colourful so returned to the biotope.
C 93 / 16 - Approx. 8 kms from Sangmelina - No fish collected.
C 93 / 17 - Just west of Makok - Shallow gravelly stream by the road but thick mud. A.obscurum
C 93 / 18 - 21 kms north of Pouma - Sakbayeme - Small stream with gravel base, plants around the edge. A.loennbergi
C 93 / 19 - Along Pouma - Sakbayeme road - A.loennbergi & E.sexfasciatus (1 pair collected)
C 93 / 20 - 4kms further along previous location road, Pongo - Network of small streams A.loennbergi & E.sexfasciatus
C 93 / 21 - 23 kms from the turn off on the Douala road to Lobabek - Small stream not visible from the road. A.loennbergi caught in small stream. A.ahli (grey brown form) collected in puddles 1" deep (2 males, 3 females).
C 93 / 22 - 11 kms further along road to Lobabek - Very clear, amber water in deep pools, no flow. Surrounding banks covered with bamboo. Bottom covered in leaves. Fp.amieti
C 93 / 23 - 9 kms further on - Small rainforest stream with plants in shallow parts. A.loennbergi & E.sexfasciatus
C 93 / 24 - 9 kms along the Yabassi turn off, Bonepoupa III - Pool with small stream flowing into it 2" at its deepest. A.riggenbachi found in the pool & A.franzwerneri found in the shallow feeder stream.
C 93 / 25 - Towards Dibombari - Chromaphyosemion sp.
C 93 / 26 - Just north of Dibombari - Fast flowing stream with sandy bottom, no plants. Procatopus similis
C 93 / 27 - 3 kms north of Dibombari - Small stream with plants round the edge. Four small Chromaphyosemion sp.
C 93 / 28 - Just through the town of Ekona - Off the road down a track with a bridge over a stream. Fish were abundant in this biotope A.poliaki
C 93 / 29 - Nkonga - Village. A.loennbergi (2 pairs)
C 93 / 30 - Log Bak'o'o - S A.loennbergi (2 pairs)