GHP 80

Otto Hofmann at a bridge over the Ogooué River.
EXPEDITION DATA
Code details
G – Gabon
H – Hofmann
P – Pürzl

80 – Year 1980
Geographical Area
Africa
Country
Gabon
Collector(s)
Eduard Pürzl

Otto Hofmann
Year
1980
Expedition Date
June
Bibliography
Pürzl, E. (1981), Eine Sammelreise nach Süd-Gabun, DKG-Journal, 13(1): 11-18
FIELDWORK NOTES
Code
Population
Coordinates
Original species name
Valid species name
2 km before Mvengué,
approaching from
Franceville
Aphyosemion ogoense
ogoense
GHP 80/02
10 km beyond Mvengué,
to Moanda
GHP 80/03
11 km beyond Locality 2,
to Moanda
GHP 80/04
3 km beyond Moanda,
to Lastoursville
54 km beyond Moanda,
to Lastoursville
Aphyosemion lamberti
GHP 80/06
35 km beyond Koulamoutou,
to Mimongo
Aphyosemion sp.
47 km beyond Koulamoutou,
to Mimongo
1.32 S

12.25 E
Aphyosemion sp.
GHP 80/08
101 km beyond Koulamoutou,
to Mimongo
Aphyosemion ocellatum
GHP 80/09
149 km beyond Koulamoutou,
to Mimongo
GHP 80/10
3 km before Mimongo,
approaching from
Koulamoutou
GHP 80/11
35 km beyond Mimongo,
to M’bigou
55 km beyond Mimongo,
to M’bigou
1.708 S

11.883 E
Aphyosemion sp.
14 km beyond M’bigou,
to Lebamba
Aphyosemion joergenscheeli
GHP 80/14
28 km beyond Tchibanga,
to Mayumba
GHP 80/15
45 km beyond Tchibanga,
to Mayumba
GHP 80/16
67 km beyond Tchibanga,
to Mayumba
GHP 80/17
94 km beyond Tchibanga,
to Mayumba
GHP 80/18
17 km beyond Mayumba,
to Tchibanga
GHP 80/19
40 km beyond Tchibanga,
to N’dendé
GHP 80/20
25 km beyond N’dendé,
to Lebamba
Epiplatys huberi
GHP 80/21
5 km beyond Mimongo,
to Lebamba
GHP 80/22
11 km beyond Mimongo,
to Koulamoutou
30 km beyond Franceville,
to Boumango
Aphyosemion ogoense
pyrophore
61 km beyond Franceville,
to Boumango
2.18 S

13.58 E
Aphyosemion ogoense
ogoense

Hypsopanchax catenatus
Aphyosemion ogoense

Hypsopanchax catenatus
Boumango, a few kilometers
east of the gendarmerie
station
2.233 S

13.617 E
Aphyosemion ogoense
GHP 80/26
3 km beyond Franceville,
to Béniomi
GHP 80/27
20 km beyond Franceville,
to Onkoua
1.733 S

13.733 E
Aphyosemion ogoense
ogoense
GHP 80/28
41 km beyond Franceville,
to Lebema
1.75 S

13.867 E
Aphyosemion ogoense
ogoense
GHP 80/29
15 km beyond Franceville,
to the power station
and the Ogowe Falls
31 km beyond Franceville,
to Bongoville
1.56 S

13.74 E
Aphyosemion rectogoense
4
8 km E. Diboumba to Lébamba
2.233 S

11.45 E
Epiplatys huberi
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Type Localities of Aphyosemion aureum 1 , Aphyosemion hofmanni 2 and Hypsopanchax catenatus 3, three species discovered by this Expedition to the South of Gabon.

4 Epiplatys huberi was also discovered by this expedition although no code was given to the Type Locality.


During the 1980 trip, Eduard and Otto used collection codes for the first time. However, they did not assign them to every collecting locality; instead, they used code numbers only for localities that were of particular importance to them (personal communication from Eduard Pürzl). .

Photographs kindly provided by Eduard Pürzl

Biotope of Aphyosemion coeleste near Massango, without code

Fishes collected, before the flight back home

Aphyosemion ocellatum Mimongo

Aphyosemion coeleste close to Massango

Last update: 29/08/2026

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