Antarctic Taxa
Fauna taxa within
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66° 00' 00.0" S
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76° 00' 00.0" S
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-66.0000° to -76.0000° |
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11° 00' 00.0" E
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45° 00' 00.0" E
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11.0000° to 45.0000° |
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 Name | Authority | Common Name | | Observations |
| Aptenodytes forsteri |
Gray, 1844 |
Emperor Penguin |
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Observations |
| Artedidraconid larva |
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Observations |
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
Laciphde,1804 |
Minke Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Balaenoptera bonaerensis |
Burmeister, 1867 |
Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Balaenoptera musculus |
(Linnaeus,1758) |
Blue Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Balaenoptera physalus |
Linnaeus,1758 |
Fin Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Bathylagus antarcticus |
Gunther |
Deepsea smelt |
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Observations |
| Calanoides acutus |
(Giesbrecht,1902) |
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Observations |
| Calanus propinquus |
Brady,1883 |
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Observations |
| Calanus simillimus |
Giesbrecht, 1902 |
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Observations |
| Calycopsis borchgrewinki |
(Browne, 1910) |
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Observations |
| Catharacta maccormicki |
(Saunders,1893) |
South Polar Skua |
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Observations |
| Clausocalanus brevipes |
Frost and Fleminger, 1968 |
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Observations |
| Clio pyramidata |
Linnaeus,1767 |
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| Clione antarctica |
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| Cryptopygus sverdrupi |
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Observations |
| Cyclothone sp. |
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Bristlemouth |
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Observations |
| Cyllopus lucasii |
Bate,1862 |
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Observations |
| Diphascon chilenensis |
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| Diphascon ongulensis |
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Observations |
| Drescheriella glacialis |
Dahms & Dieckmann, 1987 |
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Observations |
| Electrona antarctica |
(Günther, 1878) |
Lantern fish |
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Observations |
| Encentrum antarcticum |
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Observations |
| Encentrum bryocolum |
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| Euchirella rostromagna |
Wolfenden, 1905 |
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| Eukrohnia hamata |
(Möbius, 1875) |
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| Euphausia crystallorophias |
Holt and Tattersall, 1906 |
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Observations |
| Euphausia superba |
Dana, 1852 |
krill |
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Observations |
| Eupodes angardi |
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Mite |
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Observations |
| Eupodes tottanfjella |
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Mite |
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Observations |
| Fritillaria sp. |
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Observations |
| Fulmarus glacialoides |
(Smith,1840) |
Southern Fulmar |
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Observations |
| Glaciopsyllus antarcticus |
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Flea |
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Observations |
| Globoppia maior |
Hammer, 1962 |
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Observations |
| Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus |
Fraser-Brunner, 1949 |
Lantern fish |
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Observations |
| Haloptilus oxycephalus |
(Giesbrecht,1889) |
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| Heterorhabdus austrinus |
Giesbrecht,1902 |
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Observations |
| Hydrurga leptonyx |
(Blainville,1820) |
Leopard Seal |
* |
Observations |
| Hypsibius antarcticus |
(J. Murray, 1907) |
Water bear |
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Observations |
| Hypsibius arcticus |
Murray, 1907 |
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Observations |
| Hypsibius ongulensis |
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| Ihlea racovitzai |
(Van Beneden & Selys Longchamp, 1913) |
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| Limacina retroversa |
(Lalli, 1972) |
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| Limacina sp. |
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| Lobodon carcinophaga |
(Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) |
Crabeater Seal |
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Observations |
| Lugensa brevirostris |
(Lesson,1831) |
Kerguelen Petrel |
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Observations |
| Macrobiotus harmsworthi |
Murray, 1907 |
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Observations |
| Macronectes giganteus |
Gmelin,1789 |
Southern Giant Petrel |
* |
Observations |
| Maudheimia wilsoni |
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Mite |
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Observations |
| Metridia gerlachei |
Giesbrecht, 1902 |
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Observations |
| Metridia lucens |
Boeck, 1864 |
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| Microcalanus pygmaeus |
(G. O. Sars, 1900) |
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Observations |
| Milnesium tardigradum |
(Schrank, 1803) |
Water bear |
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Observations |
| Nanorchestes antarcticus |
Strandtmann. 1963 |
Mite |
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Observations |
| Nanorchestes bifurcatus |
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| Nematocarcinus longirostris |
Bate 1888 |
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Observations |
| Notolepis coatsi |
Dollo, 1908 |
Antarctic jonasfish |
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Observations |
| Oceanites oceanicus |
(Kuhl,1820) |
Wilson's Storm Petrel |
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Observations |
| Oikopleura sp. |
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| Oithona frigida |
(Giesgrecht, 1902) |
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| Oithona similis |
Claus, 1866 |
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| Oncaea antarctica |
Heron, 1977 |
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| Oncaea curvata |
Giesbrecht, 1902 |
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| Orcinus orca |
Linnaeus,1758 |
Killer Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Pagodroma nivea |
(Forster,1777) |
Snow Petrel |
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Observations |
| Paraeuchaeta antarctica |
(Giesbrecht, 1902) |
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Observations |
| Paralabidocera antarctica |
(Thompson I.C., 1898) |
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Observations |
| Phalacrophorus pictus |
Greeff 1879 |
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Observations |
| Phoebetria palpebrata |
Forster,1785 |
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross |
* |
Observations |
| Physeter macrocephalus |
Linnaeus,1758 |
Sperm Whale |
* |
Observations |
| Pleuragramma antarctica |
Boulenger, 1902 |
Antarctic Silverfish |
* |
Observations |
| Primno macropa |
Guerin-Meneville, 1836 |
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| Protereunetes maudae |
Strandtmann 1967 |
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Observations |
| Protopelagonemertes hubrechti |
(Brinkman 1917) |
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| Pygoscelis adeliae |
(Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) |
Adelie Penguin |
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Observations |
| Racovitzanus antarcticus |
Giesbrecht, 1902 |
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Observations |
| Rhincalanus gigas |
Brady, 1883 |
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Observations |
| Rhinonyssus schelli |
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Tick |
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Observations |
| Rhinonyssus sphenisci ssp. |
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Mite |
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Observations |
| Rhynchonereella bongraini |
(Gravier 1911) |
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| Sagitta gazellae |
Ritter-Zahony 1909 |
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| Salpa sp. |
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| Salpa thompsoni |
Foxton 1961 |
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Observations |
| Scolecithricella minor |
(Brady,1883) |
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Observations |
| Spongiobranchaea australis |
d'Orbigny, 1836 |
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Observations |
| Stephos longipes |
(Giesbrecht, 1902) |
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Observations |
| Sterna paradisaea |
Pontoppidan,1763 |
Arctic Tern |
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Observations |
| Thalassoica antarctica |
(Gmelin,1789) |
Antarctic Petrel |
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Observations |
| Thysanoessa macrura |
G.O Sars, 1883 |
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Observations |
| Tomopteris carpenteri |
Quatrefages 1865 |
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| Tomopteris sp. |
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Observations |
| Travisiopsis levinseni |
(Southern 1910) |
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Observations |
| Tydeus erebus |
Strandtmann |
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Observations |
| Tydeus wilkesi |
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Mite |
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Observations |
| Vibilia antarctica |
Stebbing, 1888 |
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Observations |
For additional taxa, see the Search Taxonomy page of Antarctic Biodiversity.