Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911)

Synonyms in the area: Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952 (partim)—Alvariño 1971, 1981; Migotto et al. 2002. Remarks: Nectopyramis thetis is a synonym of N. spinosa Sears, 1952 (partim) (Pugh 1992). Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 65ºS (Totton 1954; Alvariño 1971, 1981; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: oceanic species. Rare, found in tropical and subtropical waters (Alvariño 1981; Pugh et al. 1997; Pugh & Gasca 2009).