9. Stenothoe gallensis Walker, 1904

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Synonyms: Stenothoe irakiensis Salman, 1985.

Distribution. World: Indian Ocean ( Walker 1904; Griffiths 1973), South Africa (Barnard 1955), North Atlantic Ocean (Bellan-Santini & Costello 2001), Gulf of Mexico (Felder & Camp 2009), Caribbean Sea (Miloslavich et al. 2010), New Zealand (Webber et al. 2010), Mediterranean Sea (Evans et al. 2015), India (Nayar 1959).

India: South India Ecoregion: Tamil Nadu (Nayar 1966; Sivaprakasam 1966); Eastern India Ecoregion: Tamil Nadu (Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam 1966; Venkataraman 2007); Northern Bay of Bengal: Bay of Bengal (Surya Rao 1972).