Image source: © Frederique Olivier, Solomon Islands
FishBase
Resource type:
Information
Location:
Global
Available language:
Arabic, Bahasa Malay, Bangla, Chinese, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Lao, Myanmar, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
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Custodian:
Quantitative Aquatics, Inc.
Launched:
1990
Useful for:
Reef managers, scientists and researchers, NGOs, government agencies, universities, educators, community members
Purpose:
FishBase is a worldwide biodiversity information system with comprehensive information on all known finfish species (>36,000 species).
Features:
Fish forum, identification images and illustrations, upload photos/videos, related species, field guide, distribution map, FishWatcher
Information available:
Finfish species taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, uses, historical data
Cost and sign-up:
Free to use, no sign-up required
Can data be downloaded?
No
Is the tool available offline?
No, it is not available offline
How can I use this resource?
Manage fish survey data, Plan monitoring, Share information
Enquiries:
Further information:
