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
Antarctophthirus ogmorhini Lice Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Collembola sp. Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diphascon chilenense Plate, 1888 Observations
Diptera sp. Observations
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish * Observations
Fly sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet Flea Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Hypsibius antarcticus (J. Murray, 1907) Water bear Observations
Macrobiotus sp. Water bear Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Mite sp. Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Notothenia coriiceps neglecta Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902) Bald Rockcod Observations
Pseudechiniscus suillus (Ehrenberg, 1853) Water bear Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Ramajendas frigidus Pilato & Binda, 1990 Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations
Trematomus centronotus Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 Dusky rockcod Observations
Trematomus nicolai (Boulenger, 1902) Spotted rockcod Observations
Trematomus sp. Trematomus spp Observations

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