A single example of the lutjanid fish Pinjalo pinjalo (MUFS 22234, 420 mm in standard length), collected by set net (maximum depth 31m) off Isashiki, Sata, Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan (130°41'25″E, 31°6'6″N), was iden-tified on the basis of having 11 dorsal fin spines, 14 dorsal fin rays, 3 anal fin spines, 10 anal fin rays, the caudal fin deeply emarginated and dark diagonal lines following the scale rows on the nape and dorsal ca. 1/2 of body. The specimen represents the northernmost record of the species and first example of a larger specimen from Japanese waters. Finally, P. microphthallmus Lee, 1987 (April) is commented as a junior synonym of P. lewisi Randall, Allen and Anderson, 1987 (October) on the basis of the original description.
