Lensia meteori (Leloup, 1934)

Synonyms in the area: Galetta meteori Leloup, 1934 .

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 33ºS off Valparaíso (Palma & Rosales 1995; Ulloa et al. 2000), from 47°S to 53ºS in the Patagonian interior waters (Palma et al. 1999, 2014a); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 39ºS (Leloup 1934; Seguin 1965; Alvariño 1971, 1981; 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; Nishiyama 2016; Nishiyama et al. 2016).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epi- to mesopelagic, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1974, 1999; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014; Nishiyama 2016; Nishiyama et al. 2016).