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Information by Topic
Trophic ecology
| Species/Food items (preys) |
|---|
| Diet composition |
| Food consumption |
| Food rations |
| Predators |
Population dynamics
| Growth parameters |
|---|
| Length-weight rel. |
| Length-length rel. |
| Length frequencies |
| Mass conversion |
| Recruitment |
| Abundance |
Life cycle
| Reproduction* |
|---|
| Maturity |
| Maturity/Gills rel. |
| Fecundity |
| Spawning |
| Spawning aggregations |
| Eggs* |
| Egg development |
| Larvae |
| Larval dynamics* |
Taxonomy
| Common names |
|---|
| Etymology, by EtyFish |
| Videos |
Physiology
| Body composition |
|---|
| Nutrients |
| Oxygen consumption |
| Swimming type* |
| Swimming speed |
| Visual pigments |
| Fish sound |
| Diseases & Parasites |
| Toxicity (LC50s) |
Genetics
| Genetics |
|---|
| Heterozygosity |
| Heritability |
| Genetic Diversity |
Human related
| Species in Fisheries |
|---|
| Aquaculture systems |
| Aquaculture profiles |
| Rice-fish species |
| Ciguatera cases |
| Public aquariums |
| Stamps, coins, misc. |
| Treaties & Conventions |
| CITES |
| CMS |
| Extinct species |
Outreach
| National databases |
|---|
| Collaborators |
| Photos uploaded online |
| Editors' messages |
Notes:
- Topics marked with an asterisk (*) indicate only a unique value by species in the database.
- Lists may be incomplete. Some lists may be very long and will take time to load
Tools
Trophic ecology
| Trophic pyramids |
|---|
| ISSCAAP trophic levels |
| Nutrient analysis tool |
Ecology
| Ecopath parameters |
|---|
| Disease diagnosis |
Information system
| Rtool: rFishBase |
|---|
| Graphs |
| Information gaps |
| New photos |
| Missing pictures |
Life history
| Life-history tool |
|---|
| L-F analysis |
Distribution
| Aquamaps |
|---|
| Species by ecosystem |
| Global introductions |
| Adverse introductions |
| Invasiveness |
| OceanAdapt |
| BRUVS - Videos |
| Species in GoMexSi |
| Country codes |
| Genetic Diversity |
Human related
| Fish uses statistics |
|---|
| FAO catches |
| FAO aquaculture |
| ICES catches |
| Catch analysis |
| CMSY++ |
| SeaFood advisories |
| Sea Around Us |
| World records |
Outreach
| My Fish Page |
|---|
| Top 100 |
| Mobile Apps |
Taxonomy
| Quick identification |
|---|
| Identification keys |
| Ident. by morphometrics |
| Match names |
| Classification list |
| New species in FishBase |
| New spp. Welt der Fische |
| Fish collections |
| Collection history |
| Catalog of Fishes ECoF |
| WoRMS |
| Catalogue of Life COL |
Note: Tools without radio button are available from the Species Summary page
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)
How to cite FishBase
To give due credit to the original authors, please cite data taken from FishBase by Main Ref. and/or Data Ref. of the respective record.
Cite FishBase itself as
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2026. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (02/2026).
Disclaimer
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.
Copyright
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