Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 50' 20.0" S Longitude 53° 41' 02.0" 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 bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish * Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Halecium banzare sp. nov. Observations
Halecium brevithecum sp. nov. Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal * Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. 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 brevirostris (Lesson, 1833) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations

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