Where does the Rhincalanus gigas live?
Rhincalanus gigas has 33,357 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1910 to 2025. Most records come from Antarctica.
- 33,357 records
- 13 places
- 55 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCalanoidaRhincalanidaeRhincalanus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19102025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | 7,889 | |
| South Georgia | 4,968 | |
| Australia | 934 | |
| New Zealand | 364 | |
| Falkland Islands | 132 | |
| ZZ | 12 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 9 | |
| Ecuador | 4 | |
| Brazil | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| New Caledonia | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.