FishBase Database

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by FishBase on Mar 23, 2023 FishBase
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https://www.fishbase.se
Publication date:
March 23, 2023
Published by:
FishBase
License:
CC-BY-NC 4.0

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Data as a DwC-A file download 731,043 records in English (25 MB) - Update frequency: irregular
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Description

FishBase is a global biodiversity information system on fin-fishes. From its initial goal to provide key facts on population dynamics for 200 major commercial species, FishBase has now grown to having a wide range of information on all species currently known in the world: taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, and uses, as well as historical data reaching back to 250 years. At present, FishBase covers >35,000 fish species compiled from >59,200 references in partnership with 2,480 collaborators, >325,700 common names and >61,700 pictures. The breadth and depth of information in the database, combined with the analytical and graphical tools available in the web, cater to different needs of diverse groups of stakeholders (scientists, researchers, policy makers, fisheries managers, donors, conservationists, teachers and students). Its various applications aim for sustainable fisheries management, biodiversity conservation and environmental protection. FishBase is currently hosted by the Quantitative Aquatics, Incorporated (Q-quatics), a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization engaged in the development and management of global databases on aquatic organisms, including their distribution and ecology. It is scientifically guided by a Consortium of 12 international members.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 731,043 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is FishBase. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 197908d0-5565-11d8-b290-b8a03c50a862.  FishBase publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Michael Norén
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Intendant
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm
SE
Veronika Johansson
  • Point Of Contact
  • Node manager
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm
SE

Geographic Coverage

This resource covers the whole world.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 197908d0-5565-11d8-b290-b8a03c50a862
https://www.gbif.se/ipt/resource?r=fishbase