2023 Volume 52 Pages 55-67
A morphological description of the postlarval specimen of the polychelid lobster Stereomastis panglao Ahyong & Chan, 2008, collected from Suruga Bay, on the Pacific coast of Japan, and at depths of 1,305–1,565 m, was given for the first time. Larval characteristics of the previously known polychelid postlarvae and the distribution range of S. panglao were also noted.