rfishbase (version 5.0.0)

synonyms: synonyms

Description

Check for alternate versions of a scientific name

Usage

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

Value

A table with information about the synonym. Will generally be only a single row if a species name is given. If a FishBase SpecCode is given, all synonyms matching that SpecCode are shown, and the table indicates which one is Valid for FishBase. This may or may not match the valid name for Catalog of Life (Col), also shown in the table. See examples for details.

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

Details

For further information on fields returned, see: http://www.fishbase.org/manual/english/fishbasethe_synonyms_table.htm