Fauna of the Scotia Sea
The marine life of the Scotia Sea includes about 100 species of fish, several species of whales and seals.
A common fish in the Scotia Sea
Numerous species are mackerel icefish, Notothenia, southern blue whiting, Macrourus, etc. Along the coast, fish such as hake, gilthead bream, goby, smelt, mullet, salmon, Atlantic cod, sebastes, halibut, etc. are very abundant.
Arthropods and molluscs of the Scotia Sea
The waters are rich in krill, food for fish, whales and seabirds. The banks are rich in crustaceans and molluscs.
Mammals of the Scotia Sea
Dolphins, sperm whales, walruses, whales and seals can be found here.
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a marine fish of the cod family. Body length up to 170 cm, weight up ..
Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon, noble salmon (Salmo salar) is a passage fish of the genus noble salmon. It lives in..
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Latin nameGobionotothen gibberifronsOther namesHumped rockcod, humphead notothenIdentificationThe sp..
Goby (Gobiidae)
The gobies (lat. Gobiidae) are a family of ray-finned fishes in the order Gobiiformes. More than 200..
Hake, Silver
Latin name Merluccius bilinearis Other names Atlantic hake, whiting, frostfish; French: merlu arg..
Krill
Krill is a commercial name for small marine crustaceans that serve as food for whales, fish, seabird..
Mullet
Latin name Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema Other names Striped mullet, white mullet, flathead g..
Salmon, Atlantic
Latin name Salmo salar Other names Sea-run fish, grilse, grilt, fiddler, Kennebec salmon; Danish ..
Salmonidae
Salmonidae is a family of fishes of the order Salmoniformes. Passable and freshwater fishes. They li..
Smelt
Latin name Osmerus eperlanus Other names European Smelt Identification Like salmon and trout, t..
Southern blue whiting
Latin nameMicromesistius australisOther namesMicromesistius australis Norman (1937), Southern blue w..