Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 57' 44.3" S Longitude 52° 21' 48.0" 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 acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Callianira cristata Moser 1909 Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish * Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gymnosomata sp. Observations
Halecium banzare sp. nov. Observations
Halecium brevithecum sp. nov. Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 Antarctic jonasfish Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) 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
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta maxima (Conant 1896) Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations

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