A single specimen of the holocentrid fish, Myripristis robusta Randall& Greenfield, collected at a depth of ca. 50 m in Funauki Bay, Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, represents the northernmost record of the species and the first record from Japan. The specimen (175 mm in standard length) is described and a new Japanese name “Yuyake-matsukasa” is proposed to the species.
