Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 23ºS to 43ºS, off Antofagasta, off Valparaíso, and along Chiloé interior sea (Palma 1984; Ulloa et al. 2000; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma et al. 2011).
Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, found in tropical, subtropical, temperate and polar waters (Pugh 2009).