RL 78
Collected by Vollrad Etzel, & F.J.Butz
November - December 1978 in Liberia & Sierra Leone.
This trip contained codes 1 - 63.
| RL 78 / 1 - Tienii | E.barmoiensis, E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 3 - 300 metres from Dia | Collected 20th November 1978 between 14.30 & 15.00 hrs. River, 5 metres wide & up to 3 metres deep. Water, clear & slightly brownish. Flooded bushes at the edges similar to mangroves Huge schoals of lampeye & E.barmoiensis visible. A trail leads into a small forest where in small puddles 3 cm deep Poropanchax normani, E.barmoiensis, E.fas.fasciolatus, Ps.annulatus are collected. |
| RL 78 / 4 - Bo | 500 metres from the Sierra Leone border. E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 5 - Sayanema | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 6 - Kapenigi | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 7 - Bomban | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 9 - Zimi (Liberia) | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 16 | Ps.annulatus |
| RL 78 / 18 - Johnson Town | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 21 - | Exit to Robertsport along the Monrovia to Freeport road. E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 22 - Kle | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 23 - 1km from Kle | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 24 - Fole | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 25 - Ba | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 26 - Ba | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 27 - Fanah | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 28 - Bomi | E.barmoiensis, E.fas.fasciolatus, Ps.annulatus, E.dageti monroviae. Also seen in lists RL28 - Bwain - Script. liberiense, Script. geryi. (?) |
| RL 78 / 32 - Robertsport | E.fas.fasciolatus |
| RL 78 / 33 | E.josianae, Nimbapanchax maeseni |
| RL 78 / 34 | E.fas.fasciolatus, Script.brueningi |
| RL 78 / 37 - Kanela | E.fas.zimiensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 38 - Lofa Bridge | E.fas.zimiensis |
| RL 78 / 39 - Biato | E.azureus, E.fas.zimiensis, Script.brueningi |
| RL 78 / 40 - Bama | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis, Arch.guineensis (?), Cal.occidentalis |
| RL 78 / 41 - Bomi Hills | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 42 - Kowi Farm | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 44 - Near Zor Zor | Collected 5th December 1978 from 12.10 to 12.45 hrs near Zor Zor. Moderately fast flowing stream, 2-3 metres wide & up to 1·5 metres deep. Water was tea coloured & clear. Banks partly covered in dense grasses, marshy plants in the water. Fish found at edges in partly shaded areas. Where the water is dammed & the current weay dense green algae is present. Archiaphyosemion here were hard to catch. |
| RL 78 / 45 - Near Salayea | Collected 5th December between 13.15 & 13.45 hrs near Salayea. Stream 1-3 metres wide & 30-100 cm deep. Water had moderate current & slightly cloudy. Banks densely vegetated by grasses & small oil palms. Fish preferred to stay in the centre of the stream in full sun but were shy. E.roloffi (Type locality), E.coccinatus, Nimbapanchax viride |
| RL 78 / 46 - Near Wadalna | Betweeen Gbarnga & Zor Zor not far from Belefuanai. Stream was 2 metres wide & 1 metre deep with clear, tea coloured water. Fish found under vegetation along the banks. This code has been seen as 46A but I don't know why the 'A' was added. Epiplatys coccinatus, Nimbapanchax viride. |
| RL 78 / 47 | Nimbapanchax viride |
| RL 78 / 53 | E. olbrechtsi olbrechtsi, Nimbapanchax maeseni |
| RL 78 / 54 - Kolila | E.ruhkopfi, Epiplatys fasciolatus tototaensis, E.roloffi, Nimbapanchax maeseni |
| RL 78 / 55 - Kaningeli | E.ruhkopfi (Type locality) |
| RL 78 / 59 - Toumutu | Ps.annulatus, Epiplatys fasciolatus tototaensis |
| RL 78 / 60 - Kakata | Collected 8th November 1978 between 12.00 & 12.30 hrs. Stream at the edge of a hevea lantation in full sun, 4km north of Kakata. Stream was 1 metre wide & 50 cm deep. Water was dark brown but clear. Spiky bushes at the edges made collecting difficult. Base was muddy & brown to black. E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 61 - Kunata | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 62 - Mabo Town | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
| RL 78 / 63 | E.fasciolatus tototaensis, Script.liberiensis |
References - DKG Journal May 1983