rfishbase (version 5.0.0)

popchar: popchar

Description

Table of maximum length (Lmax), weight (Wmax) and age (tmax)

Usage

popchar(
  species_list = NULL,
  fields = NULL,
  server = c("fishbase", "sealifebase"),
  version = "latest",
  db = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

species_list

A vector of scientific names (each element as "genus species"). If empty, a table for all fish will be returned.

fields

subset to these columns. (recommend to omit this and handle manually)

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

Details

See references for official documentation. From FishBase.org: This table presents information on maximum length (Lmax), weight (Wmax) and age (tmax) from various localities where a species occurs. The largest values from this table are also entered in the SPECIES table. The POPCHAR table also indicates whether the Lmax, Wmax and tmax values or various combinations thereof refer to the same individual fish.

References

http://www.fishbase.org/manual/english/fishbasethe_popchar_table.htm

Examples

if (FALSE) { # interactive()
if (FALSE) {
popchar("Oreochromis niloticus")
}
}