Lensia challengeri Totton, 1954

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7.5°N to 2°N (Alvariño 1976), Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, at 13°S (Araujo 2012) and 20.5°S to 29°S (Dias 1994; Migotto et al. 2002; Bonecker et al. 2014).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species. Epipelagic, rare, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions (Alvariño 1971; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).