Fauna of the Lazarev Sea

A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of East Antarctica, bordered by the Riiser-Larsen Sea to the east and the Weddell Sea to the west. For most of the year, the sea is covered with land-based and drifting sea ice, and there are many icebergs.

Zooplankton of the Lazarev Sea

The Lazarev Sea has various types of plant plankton and zooplankton, sea sponges are found. Its bottom in some areas is covered with molluscs, peculiar shells, echinoderms (sea urchins), brittle star.

What fish are found in the Lazarev Sea?

Shoals of Channichthyidae, common in cold waters, can be found in the Lazarev Sea: Champsocephalus gunnari, Chaenocerchalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Neopagetopsis ionah and others.

Mammals of the Lazarev Sea

It is home to seals, penguins, killer whales and several species of cetaceans. Among the whales you can see are the blue whale, southern right whale, humpback whale, minke whale, sei whale and fin whale. There is also the sperm whale. There are also seals: Ross seal, Crabeater seal. A very unusual species is the leopard seal.

Arthropods of the Lazarev Sea

Krill is abundant in the Lazarev Sea and is eaten by almost everyone. It is therefore actively fished in these areas.

Are there sharks in the Lazarev Sea?

Sharks can be found in all seas and oceanic waters, including off the coast of Antarctica. The Greenland shark and the southern sleeper shark are sharks that spend their lives in the coldest waters on earth.