This present paper deals with the xuorphnlogical characteristics of the Bgg,embryonic and larval development of Misgurnus anguillicudatus (Cantor).The materials were obtain from artificial fertilization and hatching. The observations have been carried out from March to May 1983 in Zhuhai city, Guandong Province.The eggs of the fish are adherent, spherical and small with a diameter of 0.72--0.84mm. The fertilised eggs hatched out for 26 hours anal 40 minutes at the watertemperature of 19.5-23.0C. The body of newly hatched larvae is 1.95---2.4mm in total length wish 26---32 pairs of myotomes. Two days after hatching, the external gills appear as long stripes and perform the function of respiration. 5 days after hatch-ing, the yolk sac almost absorb and the larvae start to eat. 15 days after hatching, theexternal gills disappear and the internal gills form. 45 days after hatching, the young fish develop in full and rsSemble to the adults.