Package: rcatfish 1.0.2

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>.

Authors:Samuel R. Borstein [aut, cre], Brandon Dominy [aut], Brian O'Meara [aut]

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NEWS

# Install 'rcatfish' in R:
install.packages('rcatfish', repos = c('https://sborstein.r-universe.dev', 'https://cloud.r-project.org'))

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linux-release-x86_64OK145
macos-release-arm64OK105
macos-oldrel-arm64OK91
windows-develOK97
windows-releaseOK106
windows-oldrelOK88
wasm-releaseOK109

Exports:rcatfish_classificationrcatfish_collectionsrcatfish_glossaryrcatfish_journalsrcatfish_referencesrcatfish_searchrcatfish_species_byrcatfish_updatesrcatfish_version

Dependencies:askpassbitopsblobcachemclicpp11curlDBIdbplyrdplyrduckdbduckdbfsfastmapfsgenericsgluehttrjsonlitelifecyclelubridatemagrittrmemoisemimeopensslpillarpkgconfigpurrrqdapRegexR6RCurlrfishbaserlangrvestselectrstringistringrsystibbletidyrtidyselecttimechangeutf8vctrswithrxml2

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Last update: 2026-02-16
Started: 2026-02-03