[ Region ] Southern Ocean
Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)
The cold ocean encircling Antarctica.
19 species
NT Near ThreatenedEmperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Bird
EN EndangeredBlue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Mammal
VU VulnerableWandering albatross
Diomedea exulans
Bird
LC Least ConcernKiller whale
Orcinus orca
Mammal
LC Least ConcernSouthern right whale
Eubalaena australis
Mammal
LC Least ConcernGentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Bird
LC Least ConcernKing penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Bird
EN EndangeredYellow-eyed penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Bird
LC Least ConcernArctic tern
Sterna paradisaea
Bird
LC Least ConcernLittle penguin
Eudyptula minor
Bird
LC Least ConcernLeopard seal
Hydrurga leptonyx
Mammal
LC Least ConcernCrabeater seal
Lobodon carcinophaga
Mammal
VU VulnerableSperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Mammal
LC Least ConcernHumpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Mammal
VU VulnerableFin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Mammal
LC Least ConcernColossal squid
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Invertebrate
LC Least ConcernSouthern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
Mammal
LC Least ConcernWeddell seal
Leptonychotes weddellii
Mammal
LC Least ConcernPatagonian toothfish
Dissostichus eleginoides
Fish
