A single peristediid specimen, NSMT-P 79556, was caught from Suruga Bay, Japan, and identified as Satyrichthys adeni (Lloyd, 1907) based on the following combination of characters: 16 dorsal and anal fin soft rays, respectively; 4 barbels on lip and 3 on chin; rostral projection length 9.9% SL; no straight sutured line formed by both frontals and parietals on posterior dorsal head; no black spots on dorsal fin; and pectoral fin pale yellow in alcohol. The present study represents the first record of this species in Japanese waters.
