FishBase

global species database of fish species
Organization global_species_database Q837101
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FishBase

Summary

FishBase is a global species database[1]. FishBase draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (global_species_database category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • FishBase is in the country of Philippines[3].
  • FishBase's instance of is recorded as global species database[4].
  • FishBase's instance of is recorded as online encyclopedia[5].
  • FishBase's instance of is recorded as online database[6].
  • FishBase's instance of is recorded as taxonomic database[7].
  • FishBase's editor is recorded as Rainer Froese[8].
  • FishBase's editor is recorded as Daniel Pauly[9].
  • FishBase's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 185761286[10].
  • FishBase's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007022755[11].
  • FishBase's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported[12].
  • FishBase's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • FishBase's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j9vm[14].
  • FishBase's official website is recorded as http://fishbase.org[15].
  • FishBase's described by source is recorded as Baidu Baike[16].
  • FishBase's described by source is recorded as Q109302681[17].
  • FishBase's main Wikidata property is recorded as P938[18].
  • FishBase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 64442251[19].
  • FishBase's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 132110[20].

Why It Matters

FishBase draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (global_species_database category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] FishBase has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] FishBase is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . baike.baidu.com. baike.baidu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bioregistry.io. bioregistry.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). FishBase. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fishbase
MLA “FishBase.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fishbase.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fishbase_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{FishBase}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fishbase}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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