Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 69° 59' 00.0" S Longitude 73° 05' 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
Akarotaxis nudiceps (Waite, 1916) Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960 Myer's icefish Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Dacodraco hunteri Waite, 1916 Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) Black-bellied Storm Petrel Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Galiteuthis glacialis Chun,1906 Observations
Halitrephes maasi Bigelow 1909 Observations
Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853) Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Hyperiella macronyx (Walker, 1906) Observations
Hyperoche sp. 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
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations

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