Athorybia rosacea (Forskål, 1775)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Peru, from 5°S to 12°S (IMARPE, database), Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001), at 33ºS off Valparaiso, (Palma 1973, 1977); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 36ºS (Alvariño 1971, 1981; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species. Rare, but widely distributed in warm waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).