Crystallophyes amygdalina Moser, 1925

Synonyms in the area: Thalassophyes ferrarii Alvariño & Frankwick 1983; Pugh 1999.

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 33ºS to 48ºS (Alvariño & Frankwick 1983; Ulloa et al. 2000); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 67ºS (Leloup 1934; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: oceanic species, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès et al. 1994; Pugh et al. 1997; Pugh 1999; Pugh & Gasca 2009).