Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 57' 00.0" S Longitude 111° 18' 00.0" E )

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Any species that are protected are indicated by a *

Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Antarctophthirus ogmorhini Lice Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 Observations
Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Collembola sp. Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diomedea epomophora Lesson,1825 Southern Royal Albatross * Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917 Northern Royal Albatross * Observations
Diphascon chilenense Plate, 1888 Observations
Diphascon pingue (Marcus, 1936) Water bear Observations
Diptera sp. Observations
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish * Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euchirella rostromagna Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Euphausia triacantha Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Eusirus sp. Observations
Fly sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Galiteuthis glacialis Chun,1906 Observations
Garrodia nereis (Gould,1841) Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Flea Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet Flea Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905) Lantern fish Observations
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert 1911) Nichol's lanternfish Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Heterorhabdus austrinus Giesbrecht,1902 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
Macrobiotus sp. Water bear Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Mite sp. Observations
Morus serrator (Gray,1843) Australasian Gannet Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Notothenia coriiceps neglecta Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni Fulmar Prion (southern) Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl,1820) Fairy Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902) Bald Rockcod Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Pegantha martagon Haeckel 1879 Observations
Pelagodroma marina (Latham,1790) White-faced Storm-Petrel Observations
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin,1789) Common Diving-Petrel Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pleuromamma robusta (F.Dahl, 1893) Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pseudechiniscus suillus (Ehrenberg, 1853) Water bear Observations
Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster,1844) Mottled Petrel Observations
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) White-headed Petrel Observations
Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould,1844) Gould's Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma macroptera (Smith,1840) Great-winged Petrel Observations
Puffinus gavia (Forster,1844) Fluttering Shearwater Observations
Puffinus spp. indet Short-tailed/Sooty Shearwater Observations
Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck,1835) Short-tailed Shearwater Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Ramajendas frigidus Pilato & Binda, 1990 Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta marri David 1956 Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Siphonophore nectophore Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) Shy Albatross * Observations
Thalassarche eremita (Murphy, 1930) Chatham Albatross * 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
Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages 1865 Observations
Travisiopsis levinseni (Southern 1910) Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations
Trematomus centronotus Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 Dusky rockcod Observations
Trematomus nicolai (Boulenger, 1902) Spotted rockcod Observations
Trematomus sp. Trematomus spp Observations
Vanadis longissima (Levinsen 1885) Observations

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