| Citation | Tomiyama, S., M. Takani and A. Fukui, 2021, Description of two new species of Bassozetus (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) and a redescription of Bassozetus robustus Smith and Radcliffe 1913.. Ichthyol. Res. |
| Ref. | Tomiyama, S., M. Takani and A. Fukui, 2021 |
| Page | 21-24;figs2-9;tab1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Bassozetus squamosus |
| Comment | etymology, common name, occlit |
| Locality | Pacific Ocean, west of New Zealand, Bellona Trough; 2,417-2,421 m.; NMNZ P. 61113. |
| Distribution | New Zealand (Bellona Trough); Mozambique in Mozambique Channel, Coral and Tasman Seas and New Caledonia; 1,510-2,750 m. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 50.5 cm., SL, female; (holotype) 36 cm, SL, male. |