A new stichaeid fish, Zoarchias microstomus, is described on the basis
of 7 specimens (80.3-103.1 mm TL) collected from Dalian, Liaoning Pro
vince, northeastern China. This species is similar to Z. uchidai from
Korean waters in general appearance and meristic counts, but differs f
rom it in having a smaller head and mouth, and truncated gill raker ti
ps.