Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 41' 44.9" S Longitude 57° 17' 39.8" 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 dentipes (Vervoort, 1951) Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Bathylagus antarcticus Gunther Deepsea smelt Observations
Beroe sp. Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Callianira cristata Moser 1909 Observations
Calycopsis borchgrevinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878) Lantern fish Observations
Euaugaptilus laticeps (G. O. Sars, 1905) Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euchaeta rasa (Farran, 1929) Observations
Euchaeta similis Wolfenden, 1908 Observations
Euchirella rostramagna 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
Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Gaetanus kruppii Giesbrecht, 1903 Observations
Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O. 1900) Observations
Halicreas minimum Fewkes 1882 Observations
Haloptilus ocellatus Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Heterorhabdus austrinus Giesbrecht,1902 Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Koellikerina maasi (Browne, 1910) Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Lucicutia wolfendeni Sewell, 1932 Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Metridia curticauda Giesbrecht, 1889 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
Parathemisto gaudichaudi Guérin, 1825 Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Pseudaugaptilus longiremis Sars G.O., 1907 Observations
Puffinus spp. shearwater sp. Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rhynchonereella bongraini (Gravier 1911) Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta marri David 1956 Observations
Sagitta maxima (Conant 1896) Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Scaphocalanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) Observations
Scaphocalanus magnus (Scott T., 1894) Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages 1865 Observations
Tomopteris cavallii Rosa 1907 Observations
Tomopteris septentrionalis Steenstrup 1849 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations

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