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LarvalBase is starting to be revived with this update, via a collaboration with the University of Montpellier, France. We are currently testing possible solutions, so it is a work in progress. Visit the page for more information.

For this update, FishBase reached the milestones of 36,000 valid species. Thanks to our taxonomic encoders who rushed to meet the goal. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes reached 37,000 in November 2024. Trying to catch over but see the explanations here.

On December 30th, 2024, William N. 'Bill' Eschmeyer passed away. He was the creator of the Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (ECoF) in the California Academy of Science in the mid-1980s, of which he was the principal editor until 2018. FishBase pays tribute to him, acknowledging that FishBase has been built much more easily thanks to ECoF.

FishBase does not provide sequence data directly. But we deep-linked various international databases in the Species summary pages, under the section Internet sources. Via a collaboration with the Michigan State University, we have gathered these links under a dedicated page to be developed further, see an example. Work in progress.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION in a recently launched project to integrate the monumental Dean's Bibliography of Fishes into the references of FishBase. The references can be searched separately in the References search. Thanks to ECoF and BHL. Work in progress.

A new table on the relationship between the first maturity and the respiration in fishes has been created with almost 500 records. Learn more in the FishBase Book. Work in progress.

Explore the FishBase Guide, an Android app to show minimum and maximum length of fish and other info of use to producers, consumers and all fish lovers. Sponsored by Mundus maris asbl, Fair Fish International and Sea Around Us. Download the latest update. Learn more

Test the FishBase simplified interface via the New Interface link on the Mirrors menu.
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Read more on the position of Scaridae - parrotfishes (July 2023).
Differences between FishBase and Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (ECoF).

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Referenzen
All FishBase references Dean’s bibliography only
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Quelle
Referenznummer
(e.g. 32 or 32, 123, 2700)
ICES Veröffentlichungen
List of publications on fishes in Zootaxa.
You can search references also in the independent Catalog of Fishes.

Associated Journal
Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (Impact factor 2023: .8 with 2023 Scopus CiteScore: 2.2), Journal of Applied Ichthyology (Impact factor 2023: .7 with 2023 Scopus CiteScore: 2.3) and Journal of Fish Biology (1.07, 2023 impact factor with Scopus CiteScore: 2.2) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in FishBase.
Indexed Journal
Cybium (publisher: SFI, Société Française d’Ichtyologie)
For journal editors: Would you wish that your journal were indexed in FishBase, please contact our librarian

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www.fishbase.org, version (02/2025).
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FishBase present information on fishes as correctly as possible. However, we can not exclude errors, and neither we nor our partners can be held responsible for any damage that may arise from these.
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You are welcome to include text, numbers and maps from FishBase in your own web sites for non-commercial use, given that such inserts are clearly identified as coming from FishBase, with a backward link to the respective source page. Photos and drawings belong to the indicated persons or organizations and have their own copyright statements. Photos and drawings with CC-BY or CC-BY-NC copyrights can be used without further permission, with full attribution to the person or organization and the indication 'from FishBase'.
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	FishBase for Europe
	FishBase for Hong Kong

	Species/Food items (preys)
	Nahrungszusammensetzung
	Nahrungsaufnahme
	Food rations
	Räuber

	Growth parameters
	Length-weight rel.
	Length-length rel.
	Längenhäufigkeit
	Mass conversion
	Rekrutierung
	Dichte

	Fortpflanzung
	Geschlechtsreife
	Maturity/Gills rel.
	Fecundity
	Ablaichen
	Spawning aggregations
	Eier
	Eientwicklung
	Larven
	Larven Pop.Dyn.

	Body composition
	Nutrients
	Oxygen consumption
	Swimming type*
	Swimming speed
	Visual pigments
	Fish sound
	Diseases & Parasites
	Toxicity (LC50s)

	Aquaculture systems
	Aquakultur Profile
	Rice-fish species
	Ciguatera cases
	Öffentliche Aquarien
	Stamps, coins, misc.
	Treaties & Conventions
	CITES
	CMS
	Extinct species

	Nationale Datenbanken
	Partner
	Photos uploaded online
	Editors' messages

	Nahrungspyramiden
	ISSCAAP trophic levels
	Nutrient analysis tool

	Rtool: rFishBase
	Graphiken
	Information gaps
	New photos
	Missing pictures

	Aquamaps
	Species by ecosystem
	Globale Einführungen
	Schädliche Exoten
	Invasiveness
	OceanAdapt
	BRUVS - Videos
	Species in GoMexSi
	Country codes

	Fish uses statistics
	FAO Fänge
	FAO Aquakultur
	ICES catches
	Catch analysis
	CMSY++
	SeaFood advisories
	Sea Around Us
	Weltrekorde

	Quick identification
	Bestimmungsschlüssel
	Ident. by morphometrics
	Match names
	Classification list
	New species in FishBase
	New spp. Welt der Fische
	Fischsammlungen
	Chronologie der Sammlungen
	Catalog of Fishes ECoF
	WoRMS
	Catalogue of Life COL

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