Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 68° 29' 00.0" S Longitude 62° 21' 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
Bathydomus thielei Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diphascon sanae Dastych, Ryan & Watkins, 1990 Observations
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish * Observations
Echiniscus jenningsi Dastych, 1984 Water bear Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet Flea Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Flea Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Hypsibius antarcticus (J. Murray, 1907) Water bear Observations
Macrobiotus blocki Dastych, 1984 Water bear Observations
Macrobiotus stuckenbergi Dastych, Ryan & Watkins, 1990 Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Milnesium tardigradum (Schrank, 1803) Water bear Observations
Nanorchestes lalae Strandtmann 1982 Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902) Bald Rockcod Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations
Trematomus centronotus Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914 Blunt scalyhead * Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 Dusky rockcod Observations
Trematomus nicolai (Boulenger, 1902) Spotted rockcod Observations

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