Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 68° 45' 00.0" S Longitude 69° 45' 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
Artedidraconid larva Observations
Artedidraconidae sp. Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914 Spiny Icefish * Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960 Myer's icefish Observations
Chionodraco sp. Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Diastylis anderssoni Zimmer, 1907 Observations
Diplulmaris antarctica Maas, 1908 Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 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
Gerlachea australis Dollo, 1900 Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853) Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Hyperiella macronyx (Walker, 1906) Observations
Hyperoche capucinus K.H. Barnard, 1930 Observations
Ihlea racovitzai (Van Beneden & Selys Longchamp, 1913) Observations
Koellikerina maasi (Browne, 1910) Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Mitrocomella frigida (Browne 1910) Observations
Mysella sp MoV 2027 Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pagetopsis maculatus Barsukov & Permitin, 1958 Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paracucumis turricata (Vaney, 1906) Observations
Parathemisto gaudichaudi Guérin, 1825 Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pleurobrachia pileus (O.F. Muller 1776) Observations
Pleurobrachia sp. Observations
Propeleda longicaudata Thiele, 1912 Observations
Psilodraco sp. Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Racovitzia glacialis Dollo, 1900 Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911) Slender scalyhead Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations

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