中国澜沧江鳗鲡科鱼类一新纪录——二色鳗(英文)
A New Record of Anguillid Fish in Lancangjiang River, China: Anguilla bicolor
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摘要: 2006年8月1日在云南西双版纳州景洪段的澜沧江水域采集到鱼类标本1尾,经鉴定为中国澜沧江水域鳗鲡科鱼类一新记录种——二色鳗(Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844)。本种的主要鉴别特征为:背鳍起点位于排泄孔上方。二色鳗分布于印度洋至太平洋地区沿岸的江河口及淡水内,为夜行性动物,喜食甲壳类动物和软体动物。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.