Distribution in South America: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Colombia to Chile, at 7.17°N 78.25°W, from 1.50°N to 3.50°S, from 18.50°S to 55.84°S (Kramp 1965, 1968; Fagetti 1973 p. 39; Alvariño 1977; Segura-Puertas 1984; Pagès & Orejas 1999); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 23.4°S to 25.16°S and from Puerto Deseado at 47.75°S 65.92°W to Strait of Magellan (Kramp 1957; Pagès & Orejas 1999; Genzano et al. 2008a, Nogueira Jr. 2015c).
Habitat: medusa—up to 2500m depth (Kramp 1957).