Abstract
Two specimens of the diretmid fish Diretmoides veriginae Kotlyar,1987 (138-175 mm in standard length) were collected by bottom trawl (depth428-558 m) from the East China Sea, Japan. The species is characterized by the following combination of characters: postanal scutes present, spines absent on dorsal and anal fin bases, posterior ends of pectoral fins just reaching to above anal fin origin, total gill rakers 21-24. The specimens represent the first Japanese record and northernmost record of the species.
