List of Least Concern species in Antarctica
This is a list of Least Concern species in Antarctica according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctocephalus gazella | Antarctic Fur Seal | 2058 | LC |
| Pogonophryne barsukovi | 154653 | LC | |
| Scopelosaurus hamiltoni | Giant Waryfish | 123323933 | LC |
| Globicephala melas | Long-finned Pilot Whale | 9250 | LC |
| Gonatus antarcticus | 163362 | LC | |
| Diplophos rebainsi | Rebain’s Portholefish | 135432746 | LC |
| Lampanyctus macdonaldi | Rakery Beaconlamp | 18128938 | LC |
| Galiteuthis glacialis | 163374 | LC | |
| Electrona antarctica | Antarctic Lanternfish | 130346041 | LC |
| Pterodroma lessonii | White-headed Petrel | 22698055 | LC |
| Kondakovia longimana | 163403 | LC | |
| Bathydraco joannae | 154711 | LC | |
| Hygophum bruuni | 130350168 | LC | |
| Pterodroma mollis | Soft-plumaged Petrel | 22698080 | LC |
| Gymnoscopelus bolini | Grand Lanternfish | 129296993 | LC |
| Hygophum hanseni | Hansen's Lanternfish | 130350177 | LC |
| Hydrurga leptonyx | Leopard Seal | 10340 | LC |
| Mareca sibilatrix | Chiloe Wigeon | 22680167 | LC |
| Diaphus ostenfeldi | 15598704 | LC | |
| Hintonia candens | 129298547 | LC | |
| Akarotaxis nudiceps | 154740 | LC | |
| Gymnoscopelus braueri | Brauer's Lanternfish | 129297014 | LC |
| Halobaena caerulea | Blue Petrel | 22698102 | LC |
| Gyrinomimus grahami | Graham's Flabby Whalefish | 123360888 | LC |
| Euphausia superba | Antarctic Krill | 64239743 | LC |
| Pachyptila belcheri | Slender-billed Prion | 22698119 | LC |
| Poromitra atlantica | Southern Bigscale | 135431816 | LC |
| Brachioteuthis picta | 162956 | LC | |
| Pachyptila turtur | Fairy Prion | 22698124 | LC |
| Pachyptila crassirostris | Fulmar Prion | 22698128 | LC |
| Benthalbella elongata | Elongate Greeneye | 123335326 | LC |
| Pterodroma gouldi | Grey-faced Petrel | 45048990 | LC |
| Cirroctopus glacialis | 162977 | LC | |
| Pleuragramma antarctica | Antarctic Silverfish | 154785 | LC |
| Gymnoscopelus fraseri | Fraser's Lanternfish | 129297060 | LC |
| Krefftichthys anderssoni | 154789 | LC | |
| Gymnoscopelus hintonoides | False-midas Lanternfish | 129297075 | LC |
| Chionis albus | American Sheathbill | 22693556 | LC |
| Protomyctophum subparallelum | Subparallel Lanternfish | 130350771 | LC |
| Chiasmodon microcephalus | 135401143 | LC | |
| Lessonia rufa | Austral Negrito | 22700216 | LC |
| Racovitzia glacialis | 154808 | LC | |
| Thinocorus rumicivorus | Least Seedsnipe | 22693046 | LC |
| Metelectrona herwigi | Herwig Lanternfish | 130350272 | LC |
| Echiodon cryomargarites | Messmate | 135388865 | LC |
| Pseudoscopelus australis | Southern Linebelly Swallower | 141481160 | LC |
| Megaleledone setebos | 162507 | LC | |
| Gymnoscopelus microlampas | Minispotted Lanternfish | 129297101 | LC |
| Metelectrona ventralis | Flaccid Lanternfish | 130350289 | LC |
| Psychroteuthis glacialis | 163026 | LC | |
| Ardenna tenuirostris | Short-tailed Shearwater | 22698216 | LC |
| Anotopterus vorax | Southern Ocean Daggertooth | 123321065 | LC |
| Mesothuria magellani | 19719913 | LC | |
| Protomyctophum tenisoni | Tenison's Lanternfish | 130350825 | LC |
| Sterna vittata | Antarctic Tern | 22694635 | LC |
| Gymnoscopelus nicholsi | Nichol's Lanternfish | 129297138 | LC |
| Anas georgica | Yellow-billed Pintail | 22680310 | LC |
| Molpadiodemas violaceus | 19720962 | LC | |
| Puffinus gavia | Fluttering Shearwater | 22698249 | LC |
| Oxyura vittata | Lake Duck | 22679824 | LC |
| Magnisudis prionosa | Giant Barracudina | 123325715 | LC |
| Aptenodytes patagonicus | King Penguin | 22697748 | LC |
| Pygoscelis papua | Gentoo Penguin | 22697755 | LC |
| Pygoscelis adeliae | Adelie Penguin | 22697758 | LC |
| Electrona carlsbergi | Electron Subantarctic Lanternfish | 130346273 | LC |
| Pygoscelis antarcticus | Chinstrap Penguin | 22697761 | LC |
| Cygnus melancoryphus | Black-necked Swan | 22679846 | LC |
| Etmopterus viator | Traveller Lanternshark | 116878630 | LC |
| Electrona paucirastra | Belted Lanternfish | 130346280 | LC |
| Electrona subaspera | Rough Lanternfish | 130346283 | LC |
| Cirroctopus antarctica | 163117 | LC | |
| Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus | 129297200 | LC | |
| Pelecanoides georgicus | South Georgian Diving-Petrel | 22698293 | LC |
| Graneledone antarctica | 163128 | LC | |
| Lagiacrusichthys macropinna | Longfin Greeneye | 123335481 | LC |
| Pelecanoides urinatrix | Common Diving-Petrel | 22698300 | LC |
| Catharacta chilensis | Chilean Skua | 22694210 | LC |
| Pareledone charcoti | 162632 | LC | |
| Gymnoscopelus piabilis | Southern Blacktip Lanternfish | 129297232 | LC |
| Notolepis annulata | 123325779 | LC | |
| Notolepis coatsorum | 123325782 | LC | |
| Ceratias tentaculatus | Southern Seadevil | 123424090 | LC |
| Woodsia meyerwaardeni | Austral Lightfish | 135434080 | LC |
| Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni | Colossal squid | 163170 | LC |
| Lampanyctus achirus | Cripplefin Lanternfish | 129300330 | LC |
| Anotopterus pharao | Daggertooth | 18123632 | LC |
| Macronectes giganteus | Southern Giant Petrel | 22697852 | LC |
| Somniosus antarcticus | Whitely's Sleeper Shark | 41857 | LC |
| Macronectes halli | Northern Giant-Petrel | 22697859 | LC |
| Capheira sulcata | 19717509 | LC | |
| Pareledone cornuta | 162695 | LC | |
| Adelieledone piatkowski | 162696 | LC | |
| Lagenorhynchus cruciger | Hourglass Dolphin | 11144 | LC |
| Pareledone aurorae | 162698 | LC | |
| Pareledone panchroma | 162697 | LC | |
| Adelieledone polymorpha | 162700 | LC | |
| Praealtus paralbida | 162701 | LC | |
| Thaumeledone rotunda | 162699 | LC | |
| Thaumeledone peninsulae | 162703 | LC | |
| Pareledone aurata | 162705 | LC | |
| Pareledone albimaculata | 162706 | LC | |
| Pareledone subtilis | 162707 | LC | |
| Artedidraco glareobarbatus | 155028 | LC | |
| Stomias gracilis | Slender Dragonfish | 135437203 | LC |
| Pareledone prydzensis | 162710 | LC | |
| Thalassoica antarctica | Antarctic Petrel | 22697875 | LC |
| Pareledone serperastrata | 162713 | LC | |
| Protomyctophum andriashevi | Andriashev's Lanternfish | 130350490 | LC |
| Pareledone framensis | 162716 | LC | |
| Pagodroma nivea | Snow Petrel | 22697885 | LC |
| Adelieledone adelieana | 162718 | LC | |
| Pareledone felix | 162717 | LC | |
| Aphrodroma brevirostris | Kerguelen Petrel | 22697888 | LC |
| Pareledone aequipapillae | 162721 | LC | |
| Pareledone turqueti | 162720 | LC | |
| Protomyctophum bolini | Bolin's Lanternfish | 130350496 | LC |
| Ommatophoca rossii | Ross Seal | 15269 | LC |
| Cirroctopus mawsoni | 163241 | LC | |
| Gonichthys barnesi | Barnes' Lanternfish | 130346410 | LC |
| Protomyctophum choriodon | Gaptooth Lanternfish | 130350508 | LC |
| Leptonychotes weddellii | Weddell Seal | 11696 | LC |
| Protomyctophum gemmatum | Jewelled Lanternfish | 130350523 | LC |
| Alluroteuthis antarctica | 163260 | LC | |
| Garrodia nereis | Gray-backed Storm-Petrel | 22729148 | LC |
| Polyacanthonotus challengeri | Longnose Tapirfish | 190403 | LC |
| Slosarczykovia circumantarctica | 190917 | LC | |
| Filippovia knipovitchi | 163275 | LC | |
| Coryphaenoides armatus | Abyssal Grenadier | 18125776 | LC |
| Cyclothone kobayashii | Kobayashi’s Bristlemouth | 135432657 | LC |
| Hyperoodon planifrons | Southern Bottlenose Whale | 10708 | LC |
| Leucocarbo atriceps | Imperial Shag | 22729686 | LC |
| Lobodon carcinophaga | Crabeater Seal | 12246 | LC |
| Protomyctophum normani | Norman's Lanternfish | 130350552 | LC |
| Eubalaena australis | Southern Right Whale | 8153 | LC |
| Protomyctophum parallelum | Parallel Lanternfish | 130350565 | LC |
| Muusoctopus rigbyae | 190954 | LC | |
| Pterodroma macroptera | Great-winged Petrel | 45048812 | LC |
| Martialia hyadesi | Black Squid | 163311 | LC |
| Protomyctophum luciferum | 154620 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: