Additional specimens of the rare Apristurtis herklotsi are reported, and the charac-teristic features of this species are discussed. A. herklotsi is concluded to be a distinct species, having a very long snout, a narrow distance between the nostrils, a long caudal fin, a short abdomen, numerous teeth on both jaws, and a low number of monospondylous vertebrae. A. herklotsi appears to be mature at about 44cm in total length.
