The bathypelagic postlarva of <i>Stereomastis panglao</i> collected from Suruga Bay, Japan (Crustacea, Decapoda, Polychelidae)

Abstract

̶ A morphological description of the postlarval specimen of the polychelid lobster Stereomastis panglao Ahyong & Chan, 2008, collected from Suruga Bay, on the Pacific coast of Japan, and at depths of 1,305-1,565 m, was given for the first time. Larval characteristics of the previously known polychelid postlarvae and the distribution range of S. panglao were also noted.