Abstract
Snyderina yamanokami Jordan et Starks, 1901(Congiopodidae:Scorpaeniformes)has beenrepresented by only two specimens fromsouthern Japan, one from Kagoshima(Jordanand Starks, 1901)and the other from Amami-Oshima(Yamakawa, 1976).Recently, weobtained another two specimens collectedfrom the Pacific coast of middle Honshu, Japan.One, 133.0 mm SL, SKSK 9772(SurugawanSuisan Seibutsu Kenkyukai), wasfound stranded on Miho Beach(35°32'N, 130°32'E), Suruga Bay, on June 1, 1977.The other, 180.2 mm SL, MTUF 24057(Museum, Tokyo University of Fisheries), was caught by a bottom gill-net at a depth of 90 m onan artificial fish bank constructed in SagamiBay off Nagai(35°12'N, 139°35'E)on December5, 1977.These two specimens represent the first record of this species from Honshu, Japan, and extend the range of the species northeastward to Sagami Bay.
