List of non-avian biota of Heard Island and McDonald Islands explained

The following non-avian biota have been observed on and around Heard Island and the adjacent McDonald Islands, which are part of the same Australian territory.[1] For the list of birds, see List of birds of Heard and McDonald Islands.

Included on this list are seven species of mammal, 23 taxa of fish, 25 species of terrestrial arthropods, one land snail, one flowering plant, and one species of kelp.

Mammals

See main article: List of mammals of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

Scientific nameAuthorityCommon name
Arctophoca gazella(Peters, 1875)Antarctic fur seal
Arctophoca tropicalis(Gray, 1872)Subantarctic fur seal
Balaenoptera physalus(Linnaeus, 1758)Fin whale
Delphinidae sp.Gray, 1821Dolphin sp.
Hydrurga leptonyx(Blainville, 1820)Leopard seal
Mirounga leonina(Linnaeus, 1758)Southern elephant seal
Physeter macrocephalus(Linnaeus, 1758)Sperm whale

Fish

Scientific nameAuthorityCommon name
Bathyraja eatonii(Günther, 1876)Eaton's skate
Bathyraja irrasa(Hureau and Ozouf-Costaz, 1980)Kerguelen sandpaper skate
Bathyraja murrayi(Günther, 1880)Murray's skate
Champsocephalus gunnariLönnbergMackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus(Richardson, 1844)Unicorn icefish
Dissostichus eleginoides(Smitt, 1898)Patagonian toothfish
Electrona antarctica(Günther, 1878)Lanternfish
Electrona carlsbergi(Tanning, 1932)Lanternfish
Gobionotothen acutaGüntherTriangular rockcod
Gymnoscopelus braueri(Lönnberg, 1905)Lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi(Gilbert, 1911)Nichol's lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus(Fraser-Brunner, 1949)Lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni(Lönnberg, 1905)Lanternfish
Lepidonotothen mizops(Günther, 1880)Toad rockcod
Lepidonotothen squamifronsGüntherGrey rockcod
Muraenolepis sp.Moray cod
Notolepis coatsi(Dollo, 1908)Antarctic jonasfish
Notothenia coriiceps(Richardson, 1844)Black rockcod
Notothenia rossii(Richardson, 1844)Marbled rockcod
Nototheniidae sp.Icefish
Paradiplospinus gracilisBrauerSnake mackerel
Protomyctophum bolini(Fraser-Brunner, 1949)Lanternfish
Zanclorhynchus spiniferGüntherHorsefish

Terrestrial arthropods

Scientific nameAuthorityCommon name
Alaskozetes antarcticusMite
Amalopteryx maritimaTrue fly
Anatalanta apteraTrue fly
Antarctonesiotes gracilipesBeetle
Calycopteryx mosleyi minor (variation)True fly
Calycopteryx mosleyi mosleyiTrue fly
Canonopsis sericeus sericeusBeetle
Cryptopygus antarcticusAntarctic springtail
Ctenolepisma longicaudataBristle-tail
Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) crassipesBeetle
Ectemnorrhinus (s. str.) jelbartiBeetle
Ectemnorrhinus forbesiBeetle
Ectemnorrhinus hoseasoniBeetle
Embryonopsis halticellaMoth
Globoppia intermediaHammerMite
Halozetes marinus(Lohmann)Mite
Ixodes kerguelensisTick
Meropathus chuniWeevils
Notiopsylla kerguelensisFlea
Parapsyllus magellanicus heardiFlea
Parisotoma octooculataSpringtail
Pringleophaga heardensisClothes moth
Tineola bisiellaClothes moth
Tullbergia antarctica(Lubbock, 1876)Springtail
Tullbergia bisetosa(Borner, 1903)Springtail
Tullbergia templeiWise, 1970Springtail

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Notes and References

  1. antarid. 616. Compton Glacier. 5 June 2010.