Sulculeolaria chuni (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908)

Synonyms in the area: Galeolaria chuni —Leloup 1932.

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976, Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 06ºS to 18ºS (IMARPE database), Chile, at 33ºS off Valparaíso (Palma 1973, 1977, 1994; Ulloa et al. 2000), at 33ºS 78ºW in adjacent waters off Juan Fernández archipelago (Leloup 1932); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil from 0º to 33ºS (Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Dias 1994; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epi- to mesopelagic, found in tropical and subtropical waters (Alvariño 1971; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).