FishBase
| Record number: | 52b57 |
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| Category: | Aquatic animals - Fish |
| Type: | Databases |
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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.
According to its website, FishBase currently covers >36,000 fish species compiled from >68,000 references in partnership with >2,500 collaborators: >330,000 common names and >65,000 pictures. The website attracts more than 700,000 visits monthly.
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 provides comprehensive species data, including information on taxonomy, geographical distribution, biometrics and morphology, behaviour and habitats, ecology and population dynamics as well as reproductive, metabolic and genetic data. There is access to tools such as trophic pyramids, identification keys, biogeographical modelling and fishery statistics.
See also SeaLifeBase.
The database LarvalBase has now been incorporated into FishBase.
See also Norecopa's collection of links to alternatives databases
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