Bassogigas Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] (ex Gill) 1896:328 Masc. Bassogigas gillii Goode & Bean 1896. Type by subsequent designation. Goode & Bean give Gill as author, but it is unclear if Gill was responsible for the description; current workers attribute to Goode & Bean. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896. •Valid as Bassogigas Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Nielsen 1973:549 [ref. 6885], Cohen & Nielsen 1978:26 [ref. 881], Nielsen 1980:17 [ref. 6926], Nielsen & Cohen 1986:345 [ref. 5700], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:48, 55 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Nielsen & Machida 2006:64 [ref. 28703], Mincarone et al. 2008:49 [ref. 29626], Nielsen & Møller 2011:784 [ref. 31447], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Fricke et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Bassogigas Goode & Bean 1896. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae.