validate_names: validate_names

In rfishbase: R Interface to 'FishBase'

validate_names

Description

Check for alternate versions of a scientific name and return the scientific names FishBase recognizes as valid

Usage

validate_names(
  species_list,
  server = getOption("FISHBASE_API", "fishbase"),
  version = get_latest_release(),
  db = default_db(),
  ...
)

Arguments

species_list	A vector of scientific names (each element as "genus species"). If empty, a table for all fish will be returned.
server	Either "fishbase" or "sealifebase".
version	a version string for the database. See available_releases() for details.
db	database connection, now deprecated.
...	additional arguments, currently ignored

Value

a string of the validated names

Examples

  
validate_names("Abramites ternetzi")

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