Northernmost record of Pempheris vanicolensis (Perciformes: Pempheridae) from Mikura-jima island, Izu Islands, Japan

During an ichthyofaunal survey of Mikura-jima island, Izu Islands, Japan, a single specimen (133.3 mm standard length) of Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier, 1831 (Perciformes: Pempheridae), distributed in the western Pacific Ocean, was collected from the Mikura-jima Port on the north coast of the island. Because distributional records of P. vanicolensis in Japanese waters have been limited in the Ryukyu Archipelago, the specimen represents the first record of the species from the Izu Islands, as well as the northernmost records for the species.