Typová lokalita
Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean, 21°18'S, 36°18'E, depth 510-1600 meters.
Původní popis
Tomiyama, S., Takami, M. & Fukui, A. 2016. A new deepwater assfish, Bassozetus mozambiquensis sp. nov. (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae), from the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Research v. 64 (no. 1): [1-5] 13-17.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.