Heteropyramis maculata Moser, 1925

Synonyms in the area: Heteropyramis alcala Alvariño & Frankwick 1983 .

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 33ºS to 39ºS (Alvariño & Frankwick 1983; Ulloa et al. 2000); Atlantic Ocean, off French Guiana (Leloup 1934), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 63ºS (Moser 1925; Leloup & Hentschel 1935; Bigelow & Sears 1937; Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Araujo 2012).

Habitat: oceanic species, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999; Araujo 2012).