Life recorded in Antarctica

Every species with an occurrence record in Antarctica, most-recorded first: 5,398,602 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina · Phocidae · 466,350 records
2. 2Weddell SealLeptonychotes weddellii · Phocidae · 388,465 records
3. 3Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae · Spheniscidae · 196,842 records
4. 4Crabeater SealLobodon carcinophaga · Phocidae · 153,458 records
5. 5Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri · Spheniscidae · 108,748 records
6. 6Antarctic krillEuphausia superba · Euphausiidae · 91,349 records
7. 7Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae · Balaenopteridae · 67,106 records
8. 8Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarctica · Procellariidae · 41,880 records
9. 9Antarctic Fur SealArctocephalus gazella · Otariidae · 40,525 records
10. 10Snow PetrelPagodroma nivea · Procellariidae · 36,256 records
11. 11Black Browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris · Diomedeidae · 25,735 records
12. 12Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus · Hydrobatidae · 24,752 records
13. 13Antarctic silverfishPleuragramma antarctica · Nototheniidae · 23,921 records
14. 14Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus · Procellariidae · 21,991 records
15. 15Cape PetrelDaption capense · Procellariidae · 20,084 records
16. 16Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides · Procellariidae · 19,174 records
17. 17Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua · Spheniscidae · 17,865 records
18. 18Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticus · Spheniscidae · 15,333 records
19. 19Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans · Diomedeidae · 15,292 records
20. 20Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata · Diomedeidae · 13,028 records
21. 21Oithona similisOithonidae · 12,708 records
22. 22South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki · Stercorariidae · 12,587 records
23. 23Antarctic TernSterna vittata · Laridae · 12,347 records
24. 24Kelp GullLarus dominicanus · Laridae · 12,312 records
25. 25Grey-Headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma · Diomedeidae · 12,249 records
26. 26White Chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis · Procellariidae · 11,879 records
27. 27Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps · Phalacrocoracidae · 11,622 records
28. 28Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus · Stercorariidae · 9,636 records
29. 29Schlegelella spec.Burkholderiaceae · 9,519 records
30. 30King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus · Spheniscidae · 8,493 records
31. 31Thysanoessa macruraEuphausiidae · 8,360 records
32. 32Rhincalanus gigasRhincalanidae · 8,025 records
33. 33Antarctic lanternfishElectrona antarctica · Myctophidae · 7,853 records
34. 34Snowy SheathbillChionis albus · Chionidae · 7,483 records
35. 35Leopard SealHydrurga leptonyx · Phocidae · 7,024 records
36. 36Antarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoni · Nototheniidae · 6,765 records
37. 37Calanoides acutusCalanidae · 6,520 records
38. 38Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata · Procellariidae · 6,167 records
39. 39Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli · Procellariidae · 6,020 records
40. 40Fin WhaleBalaenoptera physalus · Balaenopteridae · 5,835 records
41. 41Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea · Procellariidae · 5,346 records
42. 42Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropica · Hydrobatidae · 5,243 records
43. 43Blue WhaleBalaenoptera musculus · Balaenopteridae · 5,092 records
44. 44Calanus simillimusCalanidae · 5,084 records
45. 45Antarctic Feather StarPromachocrinus kerguelensis · Antedonidae · 4,874 records
46. 46Antarctic jonasfishNotolepis coatsi · Paralepididae · 4,344 records
47. 47Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus · Spheniscidae · 4,311 records
48. 48Granulicella spec.Acidobacteriaceae · 4,162 records
49. 49Calanus propinquusCalanidae · 3,911 records
50. 50Antarctic coastal krillEuphausia crystallorophias · Euphausiidae · 3,590 records
51. 51Emerald rockcodTrematomus bernacchii · Nototheniidae · 3,555 records
52. 52Themisto gaudichaudiiHyperiidae · 3,551 records
53. 53Clausocalanus brevipesClausocalanidae · 3,511 records
54. 54Metridia gerlacheiMetridinidae · 3,380 records
55. 55Killer WhaleOrcinus orca · Delphinidae · 3,088 records
56. 56Navel lichenUmbilicaria decussata · Umbilicariaceae · 3,071 records
57. 57Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos · Diomedeidae · 2,949 records
58. 58Clausocalanus laticepsClausocalanidae · 2,785 records
59. 59Antarctic Big-eye SmeltBathylagus antarcticus · Bathylagidae · 2,741 records
60. 60Candelariella flavaCandelariaceae · 2,658 records