multispinis, Bassozetus Shcherbachev [Yu. N.] 1980:124, Fig. 1 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 110; ref. 8280] Southeastern Indian Ocean, 19°54.5'S, 87°52.5'E, depth 1500-1550 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-15110. Paratypes: ZMMU P-15154 (4). Additional material: ZMMU P-15155-57 (2, 8, 2). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:68 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Bassozetus multispinis Shcherbachev 1980 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Merrett 2000:36 [ref. 24949], Tomiyama et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34428], Tomiyama et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35811]). Current status: Valid as Bassozetus multispinis Shcherbachev 1980. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.