Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Peru, at 10.2°S 78.9°W (IMARPE database 2009), Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Palma & Apablaza 2004); Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela to Brazil, from 10°N to 2°S (Harbison et al. 1978; Mianzan 1999; Oliveira et al. 2007; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2015b).

Habitat: epipelagic species (Mayer 1912; Harbison et al. 1978).