Abylopsis eschscholtzii (Huxley, 1859)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7ºN to 1ºN (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 8ºS to 18ºS and off Callao (Bigelow 1911; IMARPE database), Chile, from 25ºS to 27ºS in Pascua Island and Caldeira (Palma 1999; Palma & Silva 2006); Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, in Gulf of Cariaco (Legaré 1961; Alvariño 1971), Colombia, at 11ºN in Gaira Inlet (Domínguez 2002), off French Guiana (Leloup 1934, 1955); Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 48ºS (Moser 1925; Leloup 1932, 1934, 1937, 1955; Seguin 1965; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2015b).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epi- and mesopelagic, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).