Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 68° 09' 00.0" S Longitude 42° 41' 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
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations

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