Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 61° 30' 00.0" S Longitude 88° 00' 00.0" 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
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Arctocephalus gazella (Peters,1875) Antarctic Fur Seal * Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Bathylagus antarcticus Gunther Deepsea smelt Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Clausocalanus brevipes Frost and Fleminger, 1968 Observations
Clausocalanus laticeps Farren, 1929 Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Observations
Ctenocalanus citer Heron and Bowmen, 1971 Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euchirella rostramagna Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Eukrohnia sp. Observations
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Euphausia triacantha Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) Black-bellied Storm Petrel Observations
Fritillaria sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O. 1900) Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Haloptilus ocellatus Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Heterorhabdus austrinus Giesbrecht,1902 Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Limacina retroversa (Lalli, 1972) Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Myctophid larva Lantern fish Observations
Naubates fuliginosus (Taschenberg, 1882) Bird louse Observations
Nematocarcinus lanceopes Bate 1888 Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oikopleura sp. Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal * Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila vittata (Forster,1777) Broad-billed Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Parathemisto gaudichaudi Guérin, 1825 Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale * Observations
Pleuromamma robusta (F.Dahl, 1893) Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster,1844) Mottled Petrel Observations
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) White-headed Petrel Observations
Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould,1844) Gould's Petrel * Observations
Puffinus spp. shearwater sp. Observations
Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck,1835) Short-tailed Shearwater Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,1781) Chinstrap Penguin Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rhynchonereella bongraini (Gravier 1911) Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta marri David 1956 Observations
Sagitta maxima (Conant 1896) Observations
Sagitta sp. Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 Black-browed Albatross * Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Themisto gaudichaudi Guerin,1825 Observations
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825 Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Thysanoessa sp. Observations
Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages 1865 Observations
Vibilia sp. Observations

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