Agalma okeni Eschscholtz, 1825

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 3°N to 1°N (Cely & Chiquillo 1993); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 54ºS (Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; specimens collected in this study).

Habitat: epipelagic and deep sea species, widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971, 1981; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).