Vogtia glabra Bigelow, 1918

Synonyms in the area: Hippopodius glabrus —Leloup 1934.

Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 60ºS (Leloup 1934; Leloup & Hentschel 1935; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Alvariño et al. 1990; 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, mesopelagic, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Leloup 1955; Alvariño 1971; Alvariño et al. 1990; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).