Abstract:
(Summary adapted from the FishBase website)
The FishBase WWW is based on the 1995 version of the FishBase CD-ROM, http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm produced by ICLARM in collaboration with the FAO and funded by the EU. The WWW version, which was prepared by D. A. Gee of the Species 2,000 Project, contains all records of fin fish species in the FishBase CD-ROM but with only a limited set of ... information on each fish. The FishBase CD version should be consulted for more detailed information on distributions, ecology, population dynamics, reproduction, genetics, morphology and physiology.
FishBase is a searchable database of finned fish taxonomy, occurrences, and images. Users can query tables using a taxonomic chart or text string searches to find pertinent information.
The "SPECIES" table is the backbone of FishBase, and has the scientific name as the basic unit. Every bit of information in FishBase is attached directly or indirectly to at least one species and it is through this table that all the information is accessed. To date, the "SPECIES" table contains about half of the estimated 25,000 recent fishes. However, the table already includes all fish that are important to humans either as food, ornamental fish, sport or bait fish, or because they are threatened by or dangerous to humans.
The "OCCURRENCES" table holds over 15,000 records for about 2,500 species drawn from more than 100 references. It is planned to incorporate records from other databases with occurrence records such as NAN-SIS (Strxmme 1992), TAIWAN (Shao et al. 1992), and GICIM (Hureau 1991).
FishBase presently contains more than 3,500 "still" pictures. These pictures consist of 467 family pictograms, 509 drawings of adult fish, 150 drawings of fish larvae, 5 "plates" with fish eggs, 3 rather repulsive representations of fish diseases, and over 2,300 scanned color photos or slides. Overall, only 30% of the drawings are in color, due to the longer time required to "paint" color pictures (only recently, color pictures and slides have been scanned). Although all FishBase fish pictures are (or at least are meant to be) taxonomically correct, they do vary in appearance and quality, due to the different ways they were obtained.
The "GLOSSARY" table contains definitions of more than 1,000 terms related to ichthyology, taxonomy, ecology, population dynamics, genetics, oceanography, geography, and related disciplines. It is meant to help users in getting acquainted with the terms and concepts used in the database. The complete glossary may also be printed for educational or other purposes.
Description:
Welcome to the world of fishes. The purpose of this page is to give you background information on FishBase, a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science. The FishBase 2000 CD-ROM contains full information on 25,000 species and comes on 4 CD-ROMS. It can be ordered for 95 US$ including air-mail.
FishBase was developed at the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other partners, and with support from the European Commission (EC). Since 2001 FishBase is supported by a consortium of seven research institutions.
Description:
Species 2000 taxonomic catalog uses the FishBase database when fish related queries are made.
Service Citation
Originators:
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM)
Title:
Fishbase WWW, The Online Database of Fish Taxonomy and Occurrence
Provider:
European Commission
Edition:
2004
URL:
http://www.fishbase.org/
Distribution_Media:
CD-ROM
Distribution_Format:
Access Database
Fees:
$95 US dollars
Distribution_Media:
electronic
Distribution_Format:
html
Personnel
RAINER
FROESE Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Fax:
+49 431 600 1699
Email:
rfroese at ifm-geomar.de
Contact Address:
Leibniz-Institut fur Meereswissenschaften an der Universitat Kiel
20, Dusternbrooker Weg City:
Kiel
Postal Code:
24105
Country:
Germany
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
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