A New Record of Anguillid Fish in Lancangjiang River, China: Anguilla bicolor

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.