robustus, Bassozetus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:156, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] Palawan Passage, 10°54'00"N, 118°26'20"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5349, depth 730 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 74140. •Valid as Bassozetus robustus Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Nielsen & Cohen 1986:345 [ref. 5700], Nielsen 1997:55 [ref. 23255], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:709 [ref. 23897], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Merrett 2000:43 [ref. 24949], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Prokofiev 2005:113 [ref. 34466], Hoese et al. 2006:557 [ref. 29051], Mincarone et al. 2008:50 [ref. 29626], Costa & Mincarone 2010:332 [ref. 37483], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242], Tomiyama et al. 2015:225 [ref. 35430], Tomiyama et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34428], Tomiyama et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35811], Tomiyama et al. 2021:[8] [ref. 38182], Carvalho-Filho 2023:79 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Bassozetus robustus Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines to Lord Howe Rise and possibly Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.