Five specimens of Neobythites longipes Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913, a new record of ophidiid fish, were collected by the chartered commercial bottom trawler and the R/V 'Ocean Researcher III' from 300-457 meter depth off southwestern Taiwan during August 2005-March 2006. Thus, the total number of ophidiids in the waters adjacent to Taiwan is 17 genera and 27 species. Our specimens are the first record of N. longipes trawled from the South China Sea, and the northern distribution of N. longipes is extended from 6°2'N to 22°24'N. This paper includes diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of N. longipes. A color photo, station data, and a key to the species are also given.