Pleopis ("Podon") schmackeri, the least known marine cladoceran occurring exclusively in the warm waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, was examined for specimens collected off the south-eastern coast of Shikoku, Japan, in July-August, 1973. The distribution density in the upper 5Om was generally low, being less than 10 individuals m⁻³ at most stations. Maximum density recorcled was 17.1 individuals m⁻³. Parthenogenetic females were 0.29-0.43 mm in standard length and 0.25-0.52mm in gross length, with 2 to 5 eggs or embryos (mean 3.73). A single gamogenetic female bearing a developing resting egg found in the August sample was described anti figured for the first time.