Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 05' 00.0" S Longitude 92° 58' 00.0" 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
Alloptes stercorarii Dubinin 1952 Mite Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Artedidraconidae sp. Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calycopsis borchgrewinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal * Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Siphonophore nectophore Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Zachvatkinia hydrobatidii Dubinin 1949 Mite Observations

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