levistomatus, Bassozetus Machida [Y.] 1989:187, Figs. 1-3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 13417] Izu-Bonin Trench, Japan, 31°10.4'N, 141°44.0'E, depth 5160 meters. Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 29533. •Valid as Bassozetus levistomatus Machida 1989 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Merrett 2000:34 [ref. 24949], Nakabo 2000:442 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:442 [ref. 26001], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:294 [ref. 28946], Tomiyama et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34428], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Vieira et al. 2016:[6] [ref. 34869], Tomiyama et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35811], Carneiro et al. 2019:157 [ref. 37250], Love et al. 2021:81 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:206 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:108 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bassozetus levistomatus Machida 1989. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Circumglobal. Habitat: marine.