FishBase

Also known as fishbase.org

FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. Over time it has "evolved into a dynamic and versatile ecological tool" that is widely cited in scholarly publications.

Key facts

Biodatabase.title: FishBase
Biodatabase.logo: File:FishBase logo.gif
Biodatabase.description: A large and extensively accessed biological database about fish
Biodatabase.scope: Comprehensive species data, including taxonomy, biometrics, behaviour, distribution, habitats and photos
Biodatabase.organism: Adult fish species (finfish)
Biodatabase.center: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, FishBase Consortium coordinator
Biodatabase.author: Daniel Pauly, Rainer Froese
Biodatabase.standalone: Historic versions available on CD
Biodatabase.license: CC-BY-NC for data; various levels of licensing for media files (pictures, sounds, ...) to be checked case by case
Biodatabase.versioning: Every even month of the year
Biodatabase.frequency: Continuously updated
Biodatabase.curation: FishBase Consortium
Biodatabase.bookmark: Yes
Biodatabase.version: Latest version: 04/2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxonomic database
Country: Philippines
Official website: fishbase.org

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editor: Daniel Pauly
language of work or name: English language

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Article · Español

FishBase (Base de datos de peces) es una base de datos con información sobre peces. En octubre del 2006 incluía la descripción de más de 29 400 especies, 222 300 nombres vulgares en cientos de idiomas, 42 600 fotografías, y referencias a 38 600 trabajos en la literatura científica. Es la base de datos en línea más grande y de mayor acceso sobre peces en la web. FishBase «se ha convertido en una herramienta ecológica dinámica y versátil» que se cita ampliamente en publicaciones académicas.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA