Antarctic Taxa

Fauna taxa within

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
Acugamasus sp. Observations
Alaskozetes antarcticus Mite Observations
Alaskozetes antarcticus grandjeani Observations
Algophagus antarcticus Hughes Observations
Algophagus semicollaris Fain Observations
Amalopteryx maritima True Fly Observations
Anatalanta aptera True fly Observations
Antarctonesiotes gracilipes Beetle Observations
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller,1778 King Penguin Observations
Arctocephalus gazella (Peters,1875) Antarctic Fur Seal * Observations
Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray,1872) Subantarctic Fur Seal * Observations
Austranoetus kerguelenensis Fain Observations
Austroppia crozetensis (Richters) Observations
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876) Eaton's Skate Observations
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880) Murray's Skate Observations
Bdellodes sp. Observations
Bothrometopus brevis C.O.Waterhouse Observations
Bothrometopus gracilipes C.O.Waterhouse Observations
Calycopteryx moseleyi minor (variation) True fly Observations
Calycopteryx moseleyi moseleyi True fly Observations
Canonopsis sericeus Observations
Canonopsis sericeus sericeus Beetle Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Catharacta skua Br¿nnich,1764 Great Skua Observations
Champsocephalus gunnari Lonnberg Mackerel icefish * Observations
Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844 Unicorn icefish * Observations
Cryptopygus antarcticus Springtail Observations
Ctenolepisma longicaudata Bristle-tail Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Davacarus gressitti Hunter Observations
Digamasellus templei Hunter Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 Patagonian toothfish * Observations
Ectemnorhinus viridis G.R.Waterhouse Observations
Ectemnorrhinus forbesi Beetle Observations
Ectemnorrhinus hoseasoni Beetle Observations
Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) crassipes Beetle Observations
Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) jelbarti Beetle Observations
Ectomnorhinus grisescens Observations
Embryonopsis halticella Moth Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster,1781) Rockhopper Penguin * Observations
Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt,1837) Macaroni Penguin * Observations
Eudyptes schlegeli Finch,1876 Royal Penguin * Observations
Eupodes sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gammaridae sp. Observations
Globoppia intermedia Hammer Mite Observations
Globoppia intermedia longiseta Observations
Globoppia loxolineata (Wallwork) Observations
Gobionotothen acuta Gunther Triangular Rockcod Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Halozetes belgicae (Michael) Observations
Halozetes crozetensis (Richters) Observations
Halozetes intermedius (Wallwork) Observations
Halozetes marinus (Lohmann) Mite Observations
Halozetes marionensis Engelbrecht Observations
Hyadesia halophila Fain Observations
Hyadesia kerguelenensis Lohmann Observations
Hyadesia subantarctica Fain Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Isobactrus magnus (Lohmann) Observations
Ixodes kerguelensis Tick Observations
Lepidonotothen squamifrons Gunther Grey rockcod * Observations
Liochthonius australis Covarrubias Observations
Litogamasus sp. Observations
Lohmannella falcata (Hodge) Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Macquarioppia striata (Wallwork) Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Meropathus chuni Weevils Observations
Mesembriorrhinus brevis Observations
Musca domestica Observations
Myro kerguelenensis crozetensis Enderlein, 1909 Observations
Nanorchestes sp. Observations
Neocalvolia sp. nov. Observations
Notiopsylla kerguelensis Flea Observations
Notodiscus hookeri Snail Observations
Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844 Marbled Rockcod * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni Fulmar Prion (southern) Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila salvini (Mathews,1912) Salvin's Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Parapsyllus magellanicus heardi Flea Observations
Parasitiphis jeanneli Andr¿ Observations
Parasitiphis sp. Observations
Parisotoma octooculata Springtail Observations
Pelecanoides spp. Diving Petrel sp. Observations
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin,1789) Common Diving-Petrel Observations
Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828 Imperial Shag Observations
Phalacrocorax nivalis Falla, 1937 Heard Shag * Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Podacarus auberti Granjean Observations
Pringleophaga heardensis Clothes moth Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin,1789 Grey Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma macroptera (Smith,1840) Great-winged Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,1781) Chinstrap Penguin Observations
Pygoscelis papua (Forster,1781) Gentoo Penguin * Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rhombognathus apsteini Lohmann Observations
Rhombognathus auster Bartsch Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Stevacarus claggi Hunter Observations
Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster,1785 Grey-headed Albatross * Observations
Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 Black-browed Albatross * Observations
Themisto gaudichaudi Guerin,1825 Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tineola bisiella Clothes moth Observations
Tullbergia antarctica Lubbock, 1876 Springtail Observations
Tullbergia bisetosa Borner, 1903 or 2 Springtail Observations
Tydeus sp. Observations
Wertella tera Bartsch Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Gunther Horsefish Observations

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