Abstract / Introduction / Summary:
A single specimen of Nettastoma solitarium Castle and Smith, 1981 (Nettastomatidae) previously known only from the Kumano-nada Sea, Tosa Bay, Okinawa Trough, Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Koshiki Islands (off Kagoshima Prefecture) in Japanese waters was collected from the Suruga Bay (off Shizuoka Prefecture), Japan. The specimen represents northernmost record for the species.