Distribution & Distribution Range by Genus+Species
Posted in General by Michael Fri Jun 18 2021 00:11:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)·2·Viewed 96 times
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Gymnelus-hemifasciatus.html
The above is an example of searching the fishbase database using the "Genus+Species" field. It leads to a summary page for that genus+species. On that page under the heading "distribution" is the zone (example: "Arctic"), under the "heading distribution range" is the lat and long range (example: "83°N - 43°N, 55°E - 78°W").
The values for "distribution" and "distribution range" for each genus+species are what I would like to access. Can you show how to do this?
Thanks
Hi, Sorry but I don't know where exactly that data is in the API. I've asked the Fishbase team and will report back.
You can use https://fishbase.ropensci.org/taxa/?Genus=Gymnelus&Species=hemifasciatus to get the SpecCode for this species
Then use https://fishbase.ropensci.org/stocks/?SpecCode=47878
To get the data.
StocksDefs has the Distribution text, while the values in the distribution range are from the fields:
Northernmost, NorthSouthN
Southermost, NorthSouthS
Westernmost, WestEastW
Easternmost, WestEastE