Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 45' 00.0" S Longitude 73° 00' 00.0" E )

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Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Aethotaxis mitopteryx DeWitt, 1962 Longfin icedevil Observations
Aetideopsis minor (Wolfenden, 1911) Observations
Alluroteuthis antarcticus Odhner, 1923 Antarctic neosquid Observations
Amallothrix dentipes (Vervoort, 1951) Observations
Amallothrix emarginata (Farran, 1905) Observations
Amblyopsoides obtusa O. Tattersall, 1955 Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Artedidraconid larva Observations
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 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
Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905) Observations
Bathydraco marri Norman, 1938 Deepwater dragon Observations
Bathylagus antarcticus Gunther Deepsea smelt Observations
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880) Murray's Skate Observations
Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle, 1885 Observations
Benthalbella elongata (Norman, 1937) Pearleye Observations
Beroe sp. Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Calycopsis borchgrevinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Candacia falcifera Farran, 1929 Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914 Spiny Icefish * Observations
Channichthyidae indet Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960 Myer's icefish Observations
Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850 Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Observations
Clione sp. Observations
Cornucalanus chelifer (I. C. Thompson, 1903) Observations
Cornucalanus robustus Vervoort, 1957 Observations
Crossota brunnea Vanhoffen 1902 Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Ctenocalanus citer Heron and Bowmen, 1971 Observations
Cyclothone sp. Bristlemouth Observations
Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite, 1916 Mawson?s dragonfish Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909 Dogtooth grenadier Observations
Cyphocaris sp. A Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Daption capense capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel (southern) Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euaugaptilus laticeps (G. O. Sars, 1905) Observations
Euaugaptilus magnus (Wolfenden, 1904) Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euchaeta farrani With, 1915 Observations
Euchaeta rasa (Farran, 1929) Observations
Euchaeta similis Wolfenden, 1908 Observations
Euchirella rostramagna Observations
Euchirella rostrata (Claus, 1866) 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
Eusirus antarcticus Thomson 1880 Observations
Eusirus microps Walker, 1906 Observations
Eusirus sp. Observations
Farrania frigida (Wolfenden, 1911) Observations
Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) Black-bellied Storm Petrel Observations
Fritillaria sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Gaetanus kruppii Giesbrecht, 1903 Observations
Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O. 1900) Observations
Galiteuthis glacialis Chun,1906 Observations
Gammaridae sp. Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905) Lantern fish Observations
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert 1911) Nichol's lanternfish Observations
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Lantern fish Observations
Gymnoscopelus sp. Lantern fish Observations
Halitholus intermedius (Browne, 1902) Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Haloptilus ocellatus Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Heterorhabdus austrinus Giesbrecht,1902 Observations
Heterorhabdus farrani Brady, 1918 Observations
Heterostylites major (F. Dahl, 1894) Observations
Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853) Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Hyperiella macronyx (Walker, 1906) Observations
Hyperoche sp. Observations
Ihlea racovitzai (Van Beneden & Selys Longchamp, 1913) Observations
Ihlea sp. Observations
Lanceola serrata Bovallius, 1885 Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Limacina retroversa (Lalli, 1972) Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Lucicutia macrocera G. O. Sars, 1920 Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Macrouridae indet Macrourids Observations
Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878 Observations
Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) Whitson?s grenadier Observations
Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Nesis, 1977 Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878 Pelagic cod Observations
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 Observations
Metridia curticauda Giesbrecht, 1889 Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Myctophid larva Lantern fish Observations
Nematocarcinus lanceopes Bate 1888 Observations
Nematocarcinus longirostris Bate 1888 Observations
Nematocarcinus sp. Observations
Neopagetopsis ionah Nybelin, 1947 Jonah's icefish Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. 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
Onchocalanus magnus (Wolfenden, 1906) Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila salvini (Mathews,1912) Salvin's Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl,1820) Fairy Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pandea rubra Bigelow 1913 Observations
Pantachogon haeckeli (Maas 1893) Observations
Paradiplospinus gracilis Brauer Snake mackerel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Parathemisto gaudichaudi Guérin, 1825 Observations
Parmophoridea mawsoni (Powell, 1958) Observations
Pegantha martagon Haeckel 1879 Observations
Periphylla periphylla (Peron and Lesueur, 1809) Observations
Phoebetria fusca Hilsenberg,1822 Sooty Albatross * Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale * Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pleurobrachia pileus (O.F. Muller 1776) Observations
Pleuromamma robusta (F.Dahl, 1893) Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Primno sp. Observations
Prionodraco evansii Regan, 1914 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Protopelagonemertes hubrechti (Brinkman 1917) Observations
Pseudochirella hirsuta (Wolfenden, 1905) Observations
Pseudochirella polyspina Brodsky, 1950 Observations
Pseudochirella pustulifera (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Pseudochirella sp. Observations
Psychroteuthis glacialis Thiele, 1920 Observations
Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould,1844) Gould's Petrel * Observations
Puffinus griseus (Gmelin,1789) Sooty Shearwater Observations
Puffinus spp. shearwater sp. Observations
Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck,1835) Short-tailed Shearwater Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Racovitzanus antarcticus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Racovitzia glacialis Dollo, 1900 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
Scaphocalanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Scaphocalanus magnus (Scott T., 1894) Observations
Siphonophore nectophore Observations
Solmundella bitentaculata (Quoy and Gaimard 1833) Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Sterna vittata vittata Gmelin, 1789 Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) * Observations
Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) Shy 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
Tomopteris cavallii Rosa 1907 Observations
Tomopteris planktonis Apstein1900 Observations
Tomopteris septentrionalis Steenstrup 1849 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Travisiopsis coniceps (Chamberlin 1919) Observations
Travisiopsis levinseni (Southern 1910) Observations
Trematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914 Blunt scalyhead * Observations
Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911) Slender scalyhead Observations
Trematomus loennbergii Regan, 1913 Scaly rockcod Observations
Trematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907) Crowned rockcod Observations
Trematomus sp. Trematomus spp Observations
Vanadis antarctica (McIntosh 1885) Observations
Vanadis longissima (Levinsen 1885) Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations

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