Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, at 1°N 79°W (Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Chile, from 23ºS to 37ºS (Palma 1973, 1977, 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995; Ulloa et al. 2000; Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma & Silva 2006; Pavez et al. 2010); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at 11°N 74ºW in Gaira Inlet (Domínguez 2002), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 38ºS (Alvariño 1971; Alvariño 1981; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Araujo 2006, 2012; Silveira & Morandini 2011; specimens collected in this study).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, widely distributed in the tropical, subtropical and temperate waters. Often found in epipelagic and tropical waters (Alvariño 1971, 1981; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).