Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 67° 48' 31.1" S Longitude 61° 10' 30.8" 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
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853) Observations
Hyperoche sp. Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Nanorchestes bellus Strandtmann & Somme, 1977 Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * 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
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Tomopteris septentrionalis Steenstrup 1849 Observations

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