Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 57° 34' 48.0" S Longitude 75° 49' 48.0" E )

Use the link on the Scientific Name to see full details of that taxa. The Observations link allows the user to search for observations near this place.

Any species that are protected are indicated by a *

Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson,1828 Sei Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876) Eaton's Skate Observations
Champsocephalus gunnari Lonnberg Mackerel icefish * Observations
Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844 Unicorn icefish * Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 Patagonian toothfish * Observations
Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983 Messmate Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert 1911) Nichol's lanternfish Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Lepidonotothen squamifrons Gunther Grey rockcod * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl,1820) Fairy Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paradiplospinus gracilis Brauer Snake mackerel Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Phoebetria spp. Sooty Albatross sp. Observations
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale * Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Puffinus griseus (Gmelin,1789) Sooty Shearwater Observations
Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck,1835) Short-tailed Shearwater Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Gunther Horsefish Observations

For additional taxa, see the Search Taxonomy page of Antarctic Biodiversity.