Dataset type
This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.
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.
Geographic Description
This resource covers the whole world.
Type of content
Includes: Point occurrence data.Citation
No citation information available.
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
Digitised records
Looking up... the number of records that can be accessed through the Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure. This resource was last checked for updated data on 27 Aug 2024. The most recent data was published on 23 Mar 2023.
Metadata last updated on 2024-08-27 06:54:12.0
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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (International) 4.0
