Abstract / Introduction / Summary:
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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.