FishBase API

REST API for accessing FishBase fish species data. Provides endpoints for searching species by name, listing species with filters, and retrieving taxonomic classifications.

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Base URL: https://www.fishbase.se/api/
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 4
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:23.164070

Links

Homepage: https://www.fishbase.se/
API Base: https://www.fishbase.se/api/
SDKs:

Topics

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, ZOOLOGY

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /classification Get taxonomic classification — — —
GET /species List species — — —
GET /species/lookup Lookup species by name — — —
GET /webservice.php FishBase Web Service — — —