🇬🇸Animals recorded in the South Georgia

Which animals have been recorded in the South Georgia? 23,164 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 256 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include fin whale, blue whale, humpback whale.

• 23,164 records
• 1,200+ species
• 45 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include fin whale, blue whale, humpback whale. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the South Georgia

	Animal	Group	Records
	fin whale Balaenoptera physalus	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	2,584
	blue whale Balaenoptera musculus	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	1,881
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	994
	Themisto gaudichaudii	Malacostraca Hyperiidae	203
	leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx	Mammalia Phocidae	203
	King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	Aves Spheniscidae	143
	Ctenocidaris speciosa	Echinoidea Ctenocidaridae	134
	orca Orcinus orca	Mammalia Delphinidae	117
	Ophionotus hexactis	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	108
	Antarctic Feather Star Promachocrinus kerguelensis	Crinoidea Antedonidae	106
	painted notothen Nototheniops larseni	— Nototheniidae	100
	Ophioplocus incipiens	Ophiuroidea Hemieuryalidae	97
	Amphiura belgicae	Ophiuroidea Amphiuridae	94
	Lindbergichthys nudifrons	— Nototheniidae	93
	Ophiosabine vivipara	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	88
	Tomopteris carpenteri	Polychaeta Tomopteridae	87
	Alacia hettacra	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	87
	Pelagobia longicirrata	Polychaeta Lopadorrhynchidae	79
	humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons	— Nototheniidae	79
	red spiny cushion star Glabraster antarctica	Asteroidea Poraniidae	71
	Ophiacantha antarctica	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	68
	Lissarca notorcadensis	Bivalvia Philobryidae	64
	Antarctic Sun starfish Labidiaster annulatus	Asteroidea Heliasteridae	63
	Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii	Mammalia Phocidae	63
	Boroecia antipoda	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	63
	Antarctomysis maxima	Malacostraca Mysidae	62
	Antarctic lanternfish Electrona antarctica	— Myctophidae	62
	Discoconchoecia elegans	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	58
	Ophioplinthus martensi	Ophiuroidea Ophiopyrgidae	58
	Deontostoma antarcticum	— Leptosomatidae	57
	southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina	Mammalia Phocidae	57
	Peanut worm Golfingia margaritacea	Sipunculidea Golfingiidae	56
	southern right whale Eubalaena australis	Mammalia Balaenidae	56
	Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella	Mammalia Otariidae	54
	Victoria Brittle Star Ophionotus victoriae	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	51
	Flabellum flexuosum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	50
	Ophiolebella biscutifera	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	50
	white brooding brittle star Astrotoma agassizii	Ophiuroidea Gorgonocephalidae	50
	Polyeunoa laevis	Polychaeta Polynoidae	50
	Trophon paucilamellatus	Gastropoda Muricidae	50
	Abatus cavernosus	Echinoidea Schizasteridae	50
	Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans	Aves Diomedeidae	50
	Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix	Aves Pelecanoididae	49
	Brauer’s lanternfish Gymnoscopelus braueri	— Myctophidae	48
	Amphiura monorima	Ophiuroidea Amphiuridae	47
	Molgula pedunculata	Ascidiacea Molgulidae	47
	Pyura discoveryi	Ascidiacea Pyuridae	47
	Artedidraco mirus	— Artedidraconidae	47
	Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	Aves Spheniscidae	46
	Conchoecissa symmetrica	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	45
	Parachaenichthys georgianus	— Bathydraconidae	45
	Antarctic Ascidian Cnemidocarpa verrucosa	Ascidiacea Styelidae	43
	Molgula hodgsoni	Ascidiacea Molgulidae	42
	smalleye moray cod Muraenolepis microps	— Muraenolepididae	41
	Bathybiaster loripes	Asteroidea Astropectinidae	40
	Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus	Aves Stercorariidae	40
	Alloeocarpa incrustans	Ascidiacea Styelidae	40
	Fannyella kuekenthali	Anthozoa Primnoidae	40
	Cavineptunea monstrosa	Gastropoda Prosiphonidae	40
	Cyclocardia astartoides	Bivalvia Carditidae	39