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Whale Species in Antarctic Waters: 13+ Confirmed Species

At least 13 whale species regularly inhabit Antarctic waters (Southern Ocean, south of 60°S), representing both baleen (Mysticeti) and toothed (Odontoceti) lineages. Species presence varies seasonally with migration and prey cycles.

Baleen Whales (Mysticeti) — Krill/Filter Feeders

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus): Antarctic subspecies intermedia — largest animal ever; 200+ tons; critically endangered
Fin Whale (B. physalus): 2nd largest; asymmetric coloration; vulnerable
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae): Breeds tropics, feeds Antarctic; recovering strongly; acrobatic
Antarctic Minke Whale (B. bonaerensis): Smallest rorqual; abundant (500K+); primary krill predator
Sei Whale (B. borealis): Offshore; copepod/krill; endangered
Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis): Coastal calving (Argentina, SA, Australia, NZ); callosities; recovering

Toothed Whales (Odontoceti) — Active Predators

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus): Deep-diving (2,000m); squid hunter; matriarchal pods; vulnerable
Killer Whale / Orca (Orcinus orca): Ecotypes: Type A (minke hunter), B (seal/wave-wash), C (fish), D (subantarctic); apex predator
Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas): Social pods; mass stranding prone
Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger): Only small cetacean regular in pack ice; distinctive pattern
Southern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon planifrons): Deep-diving beaked whale; squid specialist
Arnoux's Beaked Whale (Berardius arnuxii): Largest beaked; southern circumpolar

Species NOT in Antarctica (Correction)

North Atlantic Right Whale: North Atlantic only (critically endangered, ~340 left)
Beluga: Arctic / subarctic only
Narwhal: Arctic only
Gray Whale: North Pacific only (extinct in Atlantic)