What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Scaphocalanus antarcticus been recorded?

Scaphocalanus antarcticus occurrence evidence comes from 51 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1965 to 1971. Most records come from Antarctica.

CopepodaCalanoidaScolecitrichidaeScaphocalanus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

51 records across 2 countries and territories, 1965–1971.

Scaphocalanus antarcticus · GBIF taxon key 4334686

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. 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

19651971

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Scaphocalanus antarcticus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Scaphocalanus antarcticus. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Antarctica 34
Heard & McDonald Islands 3
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. 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.