| Citation | Ho, H.-C. and P. Last, 2021, Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of a five new species.. Bull. Mar. Sci. 97(1):165-218. |
| Ref. | 123774 Ho, H.-C. and P. Last, 2021 |
| Page | 169,174;fig.3,4A-B,5A-D;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malthopsis asperata |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | New Zealand, Kermadec Ridge, off McCauley I. |
| Distribution | Pacific Ocean: tropical; seamounts off Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand; 183-670 m. |
| Quote | 7.5 cm SL; |