| Citation | Ho, H.-C., C.D. Roberts and K.-T. Shao, 2013, Revision of batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) of New Zealand and adjacent waters, with description of two new species of the genus Malthopsis.. Zootaxa 3626(1):188-200. |
| Ref. | 92977 Ho, H.-C., C.D. Roberts and K.-T. Shao, 2013 |
| Page | 189;fig.1A-D,2A-D;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malthopsis asperata |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | New Zealand, Kermadec Ridge, off McCauley I., Kermadec Ridge, NMNZ P.035177. |
| Distribution | New Zealand and New Caledonia, 240-510 m. |
| Quote | 6.54 cm SL; |