Abstract
The genus Lyconectes belonging to the family Cryptacanthodiidae was erected by Ch. H. Gilbert in 1893 based on only one northern Pacific species, Lyconectes aleutensis. Recently two specimens of the genus were secured by the present writers, separately from off the coasts of Kushiro and Abuta in Hokkaido, 1949. They seem to belong to a species, probably new to science.
The writers :wish to express their gratitude to Prof. Dr. Tohru Uchida, Hokkaido University, for his kindness extended to them in various ways.
