rcatfish: An R Interface to the California Academy of Sciences Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes

Accesses the California Academy of Sciences Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes in R using web requests. The Catalog of fishes is the leading authority in fish taxonomy. Functions in the package allow users to search for fish taxa and valid names, retrieve taxonomic references, retrieve monthly taxonomic changes, obtain natural history collection information, and see the number of species by taxonomic group. For more information on the Catalog: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & R. van der Laan (eds) 2025. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES <https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp>.

Package details

AuthorSamuel R. Borstein [aut, cre], Brandon Dominy [aut], Brian O'Meara [aut]
MaintainerSamuel R. Borstein <sam@borstein.com>
LicenseGPL (>= 2)
Version1.0.0
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("rcatfish")

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rcatfish documentation built on Feb. 3, 2026, 5:07 p.m.