Hippopodius hippopus (Forskål, 1776)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 8o S to 16o S (IMARPE database), Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001; Apablaza & Palma 2006); Atlantic Ocean, off French Guiana (Leloup 1934; Leloup & Hentschel 1935), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 48ºS (Moser 1925; Seguin 1965; Alvariño 1968, 1971; 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).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epipelagic, widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1974; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).