Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 40' 00.0" S Longitude 89° 30' 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
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Chionodraco sp. Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Hypsibius antarcticus (J. Murray, 1907) Water bear Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal * Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster,1844) Mottled Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations

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