Below you can find a complete list of Southern Ocean animals. We currently track 49 animals in Southern Ocean and are adding more every day!
Southern Ocean Animals

Adélie Penguin
Eats up to 2kg of food per day!

Albatross
The largest wingspan of any bird in the world!
Antarctic Scale Worm
Similar in length to a rat or squirrel

Blue Whale
The largest animal on Earth

Chinstrap Penguin
There are 7 million breeding pairs!

Cobia Fish
It has teeth not only in its jaws but in its tongue and the roof of its mouth

Cockle
Cockles live quite long; their lifespan usually ranges from 5 to 10 years in the wild.

Colossal Squid
Can survive eating a single fish for months

Cookiecutter Shark
The cookiecutter shark takes its name because it leaves a cookie-shaped bite hole in its prey.

Crappie Fish
The crappie is one of the most popular freshwater fish in North America.

Cuttlefish
Found throughout the world's oceans!

Eagle Ray
Majestic underwater bird like fish

Emperor Penguin
The world's largest species of penguin!

False Killer Whale
The false killer whale looks like a cross between a dolphin and orca!

Fin Whale
Found throughout ocean waters worldwide!

Fish
Respire through the gills on their heads!

Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!

Garden Eel
Garden eel colonies are made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals.

Gentoo Penguin
Found throughout the sub-Antarctic!

Gulper Eel
Gulper eels have a similar lifespan to humans and can live up to 85 years old. However, their age depends on their habitat and the availability of food.

Humboldt Penguin
Found on the South American coast!

Immortal Jellyfish
Excellent hitchhiker on long-trip cargo ships

John Dory
The John Dory is often labeled one of the ugliest fish in the world and has no known relatives.

Killer Whale
Typically consumes over 200 kg of food a day!

King Crab
Can have a leg span of nearly 2 meters!

King Penguin
More than 2 million breeding pairs!

Krill
The krill is perhaps the most important animal in the marine ecosystem!

Leopard Seal
The world's most aggressive seal species!

Livyatan
The Livyatan had 1 to 1.2 foot long, interlocking teeth

Macaroni Penguin
Gather in colonies of up to 100,000 members!

Nematode
Nematodes range in size from 1/10 of an inch to 28 feet long

Nudibranch
They get toxins from their prey to use it against predators.

Penguin
Spends 75% of it's time hunting for food!

Pyrosome
They float with the current.

Rockhopper Penguin
There are 3 different species!

Royal Penguin
Can reach speeds of 20mph!

Sea Eagle
The sea eagle tends to mate for life with a single partner

Seagull
Some gulls are capable of using tools

Seal
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Sei Whale
This whale is one of the fastest of the cetaceans

Shark
No shark species has any bones in their bodies

Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!

Sleeper Shark
The Greenland shark is one of the longest living vertebrates in the world.

Snail
There are nearly 1,000 different species!

Sponge
There are more than 9,000 known species!

Squid
Some species are known to have 10 arms!

Turtles
Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Viperfish
Viperfish have a bioluminescent spine on their dorsal fin.

Wandering Albatross
Featured in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Southern Ocean Animals List
- Adélie Penguin
- Albatross
- Antarctic Scale Worm
- Blue Whale
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Cobia Fish
- Cockle
- Colossal Squid
- Cookiecutter Shark
- Crappie Fish
- Cuttlefish
- Eagle Ray
- Emperor Penguin
- False Killer Whale
- Fin Whale
- Fish
- Fly
- Garden Eel
- Gentoo Penguin
- Gulper Eel
- Humboldt Penguin
- Immortal Jellyfish
- John Dory
- Killer Whale
- King Crab
- King Penguin
- Krill
- Leopard Seal
- Livyatan
- Macaroni Penguin
- Nematode
- Nudibranch
- Penguin
- Pyrosome
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Royal Penguin
- Sea Eagle
- Seagull
- Seal
- Sei Whale
- Shark
- Shrimp
- Sleeper Shark
- Snail
- Sponge
- Squid
- Turtles
- Viperfish
- Wandering Albatross