Abyla trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Synonyms in the area: Abyla carina Haeckel, 1888; Totton 1954; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Abyla peruana Sears, 1953; Bigelow 1911; Abyla schmidti Sears, 1953; Alvariño 1969.

Remarks: For synonymy see Pugh (1999).

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, off Peru, (Ayón & Aronés 1997; IMARPE database), Chile, from 25ºS to 33ºS, off Pascua Island, Caldera and adjacent waters of Juan Fernández archipelago (Leloup 1932; Palma 1999; Palma & Silva 2006); Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, at Marguerita Island (Alvariño 1969), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 38ºS (Leloup 1932; Totton 1954; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, distributed in tropical and subtropical waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).