Extract fishbase IDs using the package "rfishbase" to generate species specific fishbase URLs

This function extracts fishbase IDs using the database provided by the rfishbase package.

Usage

get_ids_fishbase(fish)

Arguments

fish

Vector of fish species with genus and species information.

Value

named vector with species names and fishbase IDs.

Details

The function depends on the package "rfishbase" which creates a local copy of the fishbase database. The IDs are needed to generate URLs to scan www.fishbase.se for detailed informations about fish growth for example.

Examples

fish <- c("Gadus morhua", "Merlangius merlangus", "Clupea harengus")
get_ids_fishbase(fish)
#>         Gadus morhua Merlangius merlangus      Clupea harengus 
#>                   69                   29                   24