Many animals breed on the land, but none live on the continent.

There are many fish and other animals living under the sea ice, including several whale species and seals of various species. .

The Southern ocean biota is much more dense and diverse than the land biota, due to the quantity of nutrients made available by glacial scouring and erosion.

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Other Crustaceans: and other invertebrates: shrimps, crabs, urchins, krill, corals, snails, etc.

Arachnids: mites: (Order: Sarcoptiformes, Family: Ameronothridae), Species: Alaskozetes antarcticus;

Species: Halozetes belgicae;

Avians:

Albatrosses: (Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Diomedeidae), 5 species;

Cormorants: (Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Phalacrocoracidae), 3 species;

Ducks: (Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae) Yellow-billed Pin-tail (Anas georgica), 1 species;

Gulls: (Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae) Kelp Gull (Larus domincanus), 1 species;

Penguins: (Order: Sphenisciformes, Family: Spheniscidae), 7 species, one, the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri ), is endemic to Antarctica;

Petrels & Shearwaters (Order: Procellariiformes, Family: procellariidae), 18 species;

Storm Petrels: (Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Hydrobatidae), 3 species;

Diving Petrels: (Order: Procellariiformes, Family: (Pelecanoidiadae), 2 species;

Squas: (Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Stercorariidae), 2 species;

Snowy Sheathbill: (Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Chionididae) (Chionis alba), 1 species;

Terns: (Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Sternidae), 2 species

Cephalopods:

Octopi;

Squid;

Crustaceans:

Krill

Insects:

Midge: Parochlus steineni, only winged insect native to the Antarctic;Springtails: (Megaphorura arctica)