title: A new record of Anguillid fish in Lancangjiang River, China: Anguilla bicolor.
abstract: One specimen was collected from Lancangjiang River in Jinghong, China on August 1st, 2006. It is identified as Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844, a new record of Anguillidae species occurring in Lancangjiang River in China. It could be distinguished from other Anguilla species by the character as: dorsal-fin origin located above vent vertically. It is an active nocturnal forager, feeding largely on a diet of crustaceans and mollusks.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Yunnan Kunming 650091, China. cziming@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zi-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen-Long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Xiu-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000811:Anguilla / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D002681:China