Records of two species of apogonid fishes based on specimens obtained from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Two species of apogonid fishes, viz., one specimen of Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903 [15.1 mm standard length (SL)] and six specimens of Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913) (18.3– 30.8 mm SL), were collected from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. These specimens represent the first records of the species from the prefecture and the second records from Honshu, Japan.