pagetinid amphipod Pagetina sp., probably P. antarctica

Pagetina antarctica has been collected from the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, South Georgia Island, and Kerguelen Island from 1 to 270 meters depth [1,2].

Predators of Antarctic benthic amphipods include fish and squid [2].

1: Sarsia 66(3):213-215, 1981; 2: Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 78:179- 196, 1981; 3: ANT'PHIPODA Checklist : http://www.natuurwetenschappen.be/amphi/

Near P. antarctica according to Kathleen Conlan. Text ©Peter Brueggeman. Photographs ©Canadian Museum of Nature (Kathleen Conlan). Photographs may not be used in any form without the express written permission of Canadian Museum of Nature (Kathleen Conlan).