FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish).[1] It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web.[2] Over time it has "evolved into a dynamic and versatile ecological tool" that is widely cited in scholarly publications.[3][4]
FishBase
Content
Description
A large and extensively accessed biological database about fish
Data types captured
Comprehensive species data, including taxonomy, biometrics, behaviour, distribution, habitats and photos
As of August 2022[update], FishBase included descriptions of 35,000 species and subspecies, with 325,700 common names, 61,700 pictures, and references to 59,200 works in the scientific literature. The site has about 700,000 visits per month.[6]
The origins of FishBase go back to the 1970s, when the fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly found himself struggling to test a hypothesis on how the growing ability of fish was affected by the size of their gills.[7] Hypotheses, such as this one, could be tested only if large amounts of empirical data were available.[8] At the time, fisheries management used analytical models which required estimates for fish growth and mortality.[9] It can be difficult for fishery scientists and managers to get the information they need on the species that concern them, because the relevant facts can be scattered across and buried in numerous journal articles, reports, newsletters and other sources. It can be particularly difficult for people in developing countries who need such information. Pauly believed that the only practical way fisheries managers could access the volume of data they needed was to assemble and consolidate all the data available in the published literature into some central and easily accessed repository.[8][10] Such a database would be particularly useful if the data has also been standardised and validated.[8] This would mean that when scientists or managers need to test a new hypothesis, the available data will already be there in a validated and accessible form, and there will be no need to create a new dataset and then have to validate it.[11]
Pauly recruited Rainer Froese, and the beginnings of a software database along these lines was encoded in 1988. This database, initially confined to tropical fish, became the prototype for FishBase. FishBase was subsequently extended to cover all finfish, and was launched on the Web in August 1996. It is now the largest and most accessed online database for fish in the world.[8] In 1995 the first CD-ROM was released as "FishBase 100". Subsequent CDs have been released annually. The software runs on Microsoft Access which operates only on Microsoft Windows.
FishBase covers adult finfish, but does not detail the early and juvenile stages of fish. In 1999 a complementary database, called LarvalBase, went online under the supervision of Bernd Ueberschär. It covers ichthyoplankton and the juvenile stage of fishes, with detailed data on fish eggs and larvae, fish identification, as well as data relevant to the rearing of young fish in aquaculture. Given FishBase's success, there was a demand for a database covering forms of aquatic life other than finfish. This resulted, in 2006, in the birth of SeaLifeBase.[8] The long-term goal of SeaLifeBase is to develop an information system modelled on FishBase, but including all forms of aquatic life, both marine and freshwater, apart from the finfish which FishBase specialises in. Altogether, there are about 300,000 known species in this category.[12]
Current organization
As awareness of FishBase has grown among fish specialists, it has attracted over 2,480 contributors and collaborators. Since 2000 FishBase has been supervised by a consortium of nine international institutions. To date, the FishBase consortium has grown to twelve members. The GEOMAR – Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) in Germany, functions as the coordinating body.[13][14]
^Froese R and Pauly D (eds) (2000) FishBase 2000: concepts, design and data sources. ICLARM. Philippines.
^Marine Fellow: Rainer Froese 21 December 2013 at the Wayback MachinePew Environment Group.
^Stergiou KI and Tsikliras AC (2006) Scientific impact of FishBase: A citation analysis 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine In: Palomares MLD, Stergiou KI and Pauly D (eds.), Fishes in Databases and Ecosystems. UBC Fisheries Centre, Research reports 14(4): 2–6.
^References Citing FishBase FishBase. Last modified 5 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
^Gert B and Snoeks J (2004) "FishBase: encyclopaedia and research tool" Page 48, VLIZ Special Publication 17, Brugge, Belgium.
^According to the FishBase web page, accessed November 2022.
^Bakun A (2011) "The oxygen constraint" Pages 11–23. In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (Eds.) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-13022-6.
^ abcdePalomares MLD and Bailly N (2011) "Organizing and disseminating marine biodiversity information: the Fishbase and SeaLifeBase story" Pages 24–46. In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (Eds.) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-13022-6.
^Monro JL (2011) "Assessment of exploited stock of tropical fishes: an overview" Pages 171–188. In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (Eds.) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-13022-6.
^LarvalBase: A Global Information System on Fish Larvae 28 March 2012 at the Wayback MachineAmerican Fisheries Society, Early Life History Section Newsletter, May 2002, 23(2): 7–9.
^Froese R (2011) "The science in FishBase" Pages 47–54. In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (Eds.) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-13022-6.
^SeaLifeBase – home page 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^. IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (IFM-GEOMAR). Main web site.
^Fishbase and Aristotle University 27 March 2012 at the Wayback MachineAristotle University of Thessaloniki, 5 August 2006.
Further reading
Bailly N (2010) Why there may be discrepancies in the assessment of scientific names between the Catalog of Fishes and FishBase Version 2, 6 May 2010.
Bailly N, Reyes Jr R, Atanacio R and Froese R (2010) "Simple Identification Tools in FishBase" In: Nimis PL and Vignes Lebbe R. (eds) Tools for Identifying Biodiversity: Progress and Problems, pages 31–36. ISBN978-88-8303-295-0.
Christensen V, CJ Walters, R Ahrens, J Alder, J Buszowski, LB Christensen, WWL Cheung, J Dunne, R Froese, V Karpouzi, K Kaschner, K Kearney, S Lai, V Lam, MLD Palomares, A Peters-Mason, C Piroddia, JL Sarmiento, J Steenbeek, R Sumaila, R Watson, D Zeller and D Pauly (2009) Database-driven models of the world's Large Marine Ecosystems Ecological Modelling, 220(17): 1984–1996.
Froese R (2011) "The science in Fishbase" In: Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean (eds) Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Cambridge University Press, pages 47–54. ISBN978-0-521-13022-6.
Froese R and Pauly D (eds) (2000) FishBase 2000: concepts, design and data sources ICLARM, Philippines.
Froese R and Pauly D (1994) "Fishbase as a tool for comparing the life history patterns of flatfish" Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 32(3/4): 235–239.
Nauen CE (2004) A public electronic archive on the world’s fishes in support of sustainable fisheries[permanent dead link] CTA/Commonwealth Secretariat Seminar, Expert Meeting on ACP-EU Fisheries Relations, Brussels.
Palomares, M.L.D., N. Bailly and D. Pauly (2009) p. 156-158. In: M.L.D. Palomares, L. Morissette, A. Cisnero-Montemayor, D. Varkey, M. Coll and C. Piroddi (eds.) Ecopath 25 Years Conference Proceedings: Extended Abstracts. UBC Fisheries Centre Research Reports 17(3).
Pauly D (1997) EC Fisheries Cooperation Bulletin,10(2): 4–6.
Robertson R (2008) "Global biogeographical data bases on marine fishes: caveat emptor" Diversity and Distributions,14(6): 891–892.
Ueberschär B and Teltow M (1999) "FishBase goes fishing"[permanent dead link]Bulletin, 12(2–3): 38–39.
FishBase Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary in Kiel Science newsline, 3 September 2010.
Rainer Froese on FishBase Blue Zoo.
SpeciesBank: Dreams and realities[permanent dead link] Rainer Froese, Workshop presentation, 2005.
Fish Morphology and Identification in FishBase Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA Tervuren), Presentation at FishBase and Fish Taxonomy Training Session 2007.
Daniel Pauly, Rainer Froese and Maria Lourdes Palomares. A draft guide to learning and teaching ichthyology using the FishBase information system. Updated 17 January 2005.
March 09, 2023
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FishBase is a global species database of fish species specifically finfish 1 It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web 2 Over time it has evolved into a dynamic and versatile ecological tool that is widely cited in scholarly publications 3 4 FishBaseContentDescriptionA large and extensively accessed biological database about fishData typescapturedComprehensive species data including taxonomy biometrics behaviour distribution habitats and photosOrganismsAdult fish species finfish ContactResearch centerGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel FishBase Consortium coordinatorAuthorsDaniel Pauly Rainer FroeseAccessWebsitefishbase orgToolsStandaloneHistoric versions available on CDMiscellaneousLicenseCC BY NC for data various levels of licensing for media files pictures sounds to be checked case by caseVersioningEvery even month of the yearData releasefrequencyContinuously updatedVersionLast current version 08 2022Curation policyFishBase ConsortiumBookmarkableentitiesYesFishBase 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 and there are direct species level links to information in other databases such as LarvalBase GenBank the IUCN Red List and the Catalog of Fishes 5 As of August 2022 update FishBase included descriptions of 35 000 species and subspecies with 325 700 common names 61 700 pictures and references to 59 200 works in the scientific literature The site has about 700 000 visits per month 6 Contents 1 History 2 Current organization 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe origins of FishBase go back to the 1970s when the fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly found himself struggling to test a hypothesis on how the growing ability of fish was affected by the size of their gills 7 Hypotheses such as this one could be tested only if large amounts of empirical data were available 8 At the time fisheries management used analytical models which required estimates for fish growth and mortality 9 It can be difficult for fishery scientists and managers to get the information they need on the species that concern them because the relevant facts can be scattered across and buried in numerous journal articles reports newsletters and other sources It can be particularly difficult for people in developing countries who need such information Pauly believed that the only practical way fisheries managers could access the volume of data they needed was to assemble and consolidate all the data available in the published literature into some central and easily accessed repository 8 10 Such a database would be particularly useful if the data has also been standardised and validated 8 This would mean that when scientists or managers need to test a new hypothesis the available data will already be there in a validated and accessible form and there will be no need to create a new dataset and then have to validate it 11 Pauly recruited Rainer Froese and the beginnings of a software database along these lines was encoded in 1988 This database initially confined to tropical fish became the prototype for FishBase FishBase was subsequently extended to cover all finfish and was launched on the Web in August 1996 It is now the largest and most accessed online database for fish in the world 8 In 1995 the first CD ROM was released as FishBase 100 Subsequent CDs have been released annually The software runs on Microsoft Access which operates only on Microsoft Windows FishBase covers adult finfish but does not detail the early and juvenile stages of fish In 1999 a complementary database called LarvalBase went online under the supervision of Bernd Ueberschar It covers ichthyoplankton and the juvenile stage of fishes with detailed data on fish eggs and larvae fish identification as well as data relevant to the rearing of young fish in aquaculture Given FishBase s success there was a demand for a database covering forms of aquatic life other than finfish This resulted in 2006 in the birth of SeaLifeBase 8 The long term goal of SeaLifeBase is to develop an information system modelled on FishBase but including all forms of aquatic life both marine and freshwater apart from the finfish which FishBase specialises in Altogether there are about 300 000 known species in this category 12 Current organization EditAs awareness of FishBase has grown among fish specialists it has attracted over 2 480 contributors and collaborators Since 2000 FishBase has been supervised by a consortium of nine international institutions To date the FishBase consortium has grown to twelve members The GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research for Ocean Research Kiel GEOMAR in Germany functions as the coordinating body 13 14 The FishBase Consortium The GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel coordinates the FishBase Consortium 15 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece 16 Chinese Academy of Fishery Science Beijing ChinaInstitute for the Oceans and Fisheries University of British Columbia Vancouver CanadaFood and Agriculture Organization Rome ItalyMuseum National d Histoire Naturelle Paris FranceRoyal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren BelgiumSwedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm SwedenWorldFish Penang MalaysiaUniversidade Federal de Sergipe Sao Cristovao SE BrazilUniversity of Western Australia Perth AustraliaQuantitative Aquatics Incorporated Laguna PhilippinesSee also EditCatalog of Fishes List of online encyclopediasReferences Edit Froese R and Pauly D eds 2000 FishBase 2000 concepts design and data sources ICLARM Philippines Marine Fellow Rainer Froese Archived 21 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Pew Environment Group Stergiou KI and Tsikliras AC 2006 Scientific impact of FishBase A citation analysis Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine In Palomares MLD Stergiou KI and Pauly D eds Fishes in Databases and Ecosystems UBC Fisheries Centre Research reports 14 4 2 6 References Citing FishBase FishBase Last modified 5 July 2010 Retrieved 20 July 2011 Gert B and Snoeks J 2004 FishBase encyclopaedia and research tool Page 48 VLIZ Special Publication 17 Brugge Belgium According to the FishBase web page accessed November 2022 Bakun A 2011 The oxygen constraint Pages 11 23 In Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean Eds Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries A Global Perspective Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 13022 6 a b c d e Palomares MLD and Bailly N 2011 Organizing and disseminating marine biodiversity information the Fishbase and SeaLifeBase story Pages 24 46 In Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean Eds Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries A Global Perspective Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 13022 6 Monro JL 2011 Assessment of exploited stock of tropical fishes an overview Pages 171 188 In Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean Eds Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries A Global Perspective Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 13022 6 LarvalBase A Global Information System on Fish Larvae Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine American Fisheries Society Early Life History Section Newsletter May 2002 23 2 7 9 Froese R 2011 The science in FishBase Pages 47 54 In Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean Eds Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries A Global Perspective Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 13022 6 SeaLifeBase home page Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 July 2011 FishBase Home page Retrieved 28 November 2018 Ecology Population Dynamics and Fisheries FishBase IFM GEOMAR Kiel Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 27 January 2014 Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine IFM GEOMAR Main web site Fishbase and Aristotle University Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 5 August 2006 Further reading EditBailly N 2010 Why there may be discrepancies in the assessment of scientific names between the Catalog of Fishes and FishBase Version 2 6 May 2010 Bailly N Reyes Jr R Atanacio R and Froese R 2010 Simple Identification Tools in FishBase In Nimis PL and Vignes Lebbe R eds Tools for Identifying Biodiversity Progress and Problems pages 31 36 ISBN 978 88 8303 295 0 Christensen V CJ Walters R Ahrens J Alder J Buszowski LB Christensen WWL Cheung J Dunne R Froese V Karpouzi K Kaschner K Kearney S Lai V Lam MLD Palomares A Peters Mason C Piroddia JL Sarmiento J Steenbeek R Sumaila R Watson D Zeller and D Pauly 2009 Database driven models of the world s Large Marine Ecosystems Ecological Modelling 220 17 1984 1996 Froese R 2011 The science in Fishbase In Villy Christensen and Jay Maclean eds Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries A Global Perspective Cambridge University Press pages 47 54 ISBN 978 0 521 13022 6 Froese R and Pauly D eds 2000 FishBase 2000 concepts design and data sources ICLARM Philippines Froese R and Pauly D 1994 Fishbase as a tool for comparing the life history patterns of flatfish Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 32 3 4 235 239 Nauen CE 2004 A public electronic archive on the world s fishes in support of sustainable fisheries permanent dead link CTA Commonwealth Secretariat Seminar Expert Meeting on ACP EU Fisheries Relations Brussels Palomares M L D N Bailly and D Pauly 2009 FishBase SeaLifeBase and database driven ecosystem modeling p 156 158 In M L D Palomares L Morissette A Cisnero Montemayor D Varkey M Coll and C Piroddi eds Ecopath 25 Years Conference Proceedings Extended Abstracts UBC Fisheries Centre Research Reports 17 3 Pauly D 1997 The Science in FishBase EC Fisheries Cooperation Bulletin 10 2 4 6 Robertson R 2008 Global biogeographical data bases on marine fishes caveat emptor Diversity and Distributions 14 6 891 892 Ueberschar B and Teltow M 1999 FishBase goes fishing permanent dead link Bulletin 12 2 3 38 39 External links Edit Wikidata has the property FishBase species ID P938 see uses FishBase online The Fish Database of Taiwan FishBase for Africa FishBase FishBlog FishBase Sverige informerar FishBase Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary in Kiel Science newsline 3 September 2010 Rainer Froese on FishBase Blue Zoo SpeciesBank Dreams and realities permanent dead link Rainer Froese Workshop presentation 2005 Fish Morphology and Identification in FishBase Royal Museum for Central Africa RMCA Tervuren Presentation at FishBase and Fish Taxonomy Training Session 2007 The 6th FishBase Consortium meeting and 3rd Mini FishBase Symposium FishBytes 2005 2008 FishBase Symposium Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences 2 September 2008 Fish on line Daniel Pauly Rainer Froese and Maria Lourdes Palomares A draft guide to learning and teaching ichthyology using the 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