In April 1997. echinoderms were coIIected for 10 days by scuba and snorkeling from Lanyu (22° 05'N, 121° 30'E), southeast of Taiwan. A total of 39 species in 19 families of shallow water echinoderms were collected. Among these, 13 species are new records from the island. The seastar Valvaster striatus (Lamarck). sea cucumber Stichopus noctivagus Cherbonnier and a brittle star Ophionereis porrecta Lyman arc new records for Taiwan. To date, a total of 47 species in 20 families of echinoderm s are now reported from Lanyu.