Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 51° 15' 00.0" S Longitude 71° 49' 59.9" 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
Amallothrix sp. Observations
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller,1778 King Penguin Observations
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Bathydraco joannae DeWitt, 1985 Observations
Bathylagus sp. Deepsea smelt Observations
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876) Eaton's Skate Observations
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880) Murray's Skate Observations
Beroe sp. Observations
Boreomysis rostrata Illig, 1906 Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Callianira antarctica Chun 1897 Observations
Candacia maxima Vervoort, 1957 Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Cephalopoda sp. Cephalopods Observations
Champsocephalus gunnari Lonnberg Mackerel icefish * Observations
Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844 Unicorn icefish * Observations
Clione sulcata (Pfeffer, 1879) Observations
Cosmetirella davisi (Browne 1902) Observations
Cyclothone sp. Bristlemouth Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Cyllopus sp. Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Daption capense capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel (southern) Observations
Delphinidae sp. Dolphin sp. Observations
Diomedea epomophora Lesson,1825 Southern Royal Albatross * Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 Patagonian toothfish * Observations
Dissostichus sp. Toothfish spp Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Electrona carlsbergi (Tanning 1932) Lantern fish * Observations
Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962 Lantern fish Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euchaeta rasa (Farran, 1929) Observations
Euchirella rostromagna Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt,1837) Macaroni Penguin * Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia triacantha Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia vallentini Stebbing, 1900 Observations
Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) Black-bellied Storm Petrel Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gammaridae sp. Observations
Gymnoscopelus bolini Andriashev, 1962 Lantern fish Observations
Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905) Lantern fish Observations
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert 1911) Nichol's lanternfish Observations
Gymnoscopelus sp. Lantern fish Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Heterorhabdus farrani Brady, 1918 Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Hyperoche medusarum (Kroyer,1938) Observations
Ihlea sp. Observations
Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905) Lantern fish Observations
Krefftichthys sp. Observations
Lensia sp. Observations
Lepidonotothen mizops (Günther, 1880) Toad Rockcod Observations
Lepidonotothen squamifrons Gunther Grey rockcod * Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Limacina retroversa (Lalli, 1972) Observations
Limacina sp. Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Lycodapus antarcticus Tomo, 1982 Observations
Lycodapus sp. Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878 Observations
Melanostigma gelatinosum Gunther Observations
Metridia lucens Boeck, 1864 Observations
Muraenolepis sp. Moray cods Observations
Nasolychnus fraseri Lanternfish Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844 Marbled Rockcod * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Ostracoda sp. 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
Paradiplospinus gracilis Brauer Snake mackerel Observations
Paraliparis copei kerguelensis Andriashev, 1982 Observations
Paraliparis operculosus Andriashev, 1979 Observations
Paraliparis sp. Observations
Pegantha martagon Haeckel 1879 Observations
Pelagobia longicirrata Greeff 1879 Observations
Pelecanoides spp. Diving Petrel sp. Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Phoebetria spp. Sooty Albatross sp. Observations
Pleuromamma robusta (F.Dahl, 1893) Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin,1789 Grey Petrel * Observations
Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930) Lanternfish Observations
Pseudoicichthys australis Haedrich Ruff Observations
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) White-headed Petrel Observations
Pterodroma mollis (Gould,1844) Soft-plumaged Petrel * Observations
Puffinus spp. shearwater sp. Observations
Pygoscelis papua (Forster,1781) Gentoo Penguin * Observations
Pyrostephos sp. Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rosacea sp. Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta marri David 1956 Observations
Sagitta maxima (Conant 1896) Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Sterna vittata vittata Gmelin, 1789 Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) * Observations
Stomias boa boa Risso Observations
Stomias gracilis Garman Observations
Stomias sp. Observations
Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster,1785 Grey-headed Albatross * Observations
Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 Black-browed Albatross * Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Themisto gaudichaudi Guerin,1825 Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages 1865 Observations
Vibilia sp. Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Gunther Horsefish Observations
Zoarcidae sp. eelpouts Observations

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