List of non-avian fauna of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

The following non-avian fauna 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[]

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

Fishes[]

Scientific name	Authority	Common 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 gunnari	Lönnberg	Mackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus	(Richardson, 1844)	Unicorn icefish
Dissostichus eleginoides	(Smitt, 1898)	Patagonian toothfish
Electrona antarctica	(Günther, 1878)	Lanternfish
Electrona carlsbergi	(Tanning, 1932)	Lanternfish
Gobionotothen acuta	Günther	Triangular rockcod
	(Lönnberg, 1905)	Lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi	(Gilbert, 1911)	Nichol's lanternfish
	(Fraser-Brunner, 1949)	Lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni	(Lönnberg, 1905)	Lanternfish
Lepidonotothen mizops	(Günther, 1880)	Toad rockcod
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	Günther	Grey rockcod
Muraenolepis sp.		Moray cod
	(Dollo, 1908)	Antarctic jonasfish
Notothenia coriiceps	(Richardson, 1844)	Black rockcod
Notothenia rossii	(Richardson, 1844)	Marbled rockcod
Nototheniidae sp.		Icefish
	Brauer	Snake mackerel
Protomyctophum bolini	(Fraser-Brunner, 1949)	Lanternfish
Zanclorhynchus spinifer	Günther	Horsefish

Terrestrial arthropods[]

Scientific name	Authority	Common name
Alaskozetes antarcticus		Mite
		True fly
		True fly
		Beetle
		True fly
		True fly
		Beetle
Cryptopygus antarcticus		Antarctic springtail
Ctenolepisma longicaudata		Bristle-tail
		Beetle
		Beetle
		Beetle
		Beetle
		Moth
	Hammer	Mite
	(Lohmann)	Mite
		Tick
		Weevils
		Flea
		Flea
		Springtail
		Clothes moth
		Clothes moth
	(Lubbock, 1876)	Springtail
	(Borner, 1903)	Springtail

Terrestrial mollusk[]

Scientific name	Authority	Common name
Notodiscus hookeri		Subantarctic land snail

Flowering plant[]

Scientific name	Authority	Common name
Azorella selago		Cushion plant

Marine algae[]

Scientific name	Authority	Common name
Kelp species		kelp

References[]

^ "Compton Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

Anon. (2005). 'Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan'. Australian Antarctic Division. ISBN 1-876934-08-5

External links[]

Heard Island Nature: the Animals

[aadcgaz-1] "Compton Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

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