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FishBase Scraper - Fish Species Database

Scrape fish species from FishBase.se. Get taxonomy, size, weight, age, IUCN status, habitat, and distribution for 35,000+ species from the world's largest fish database.

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FishBase Species Scraper

Scrape fish species data from FishBase, the world's largest fish database with 35,000+ species. Extract taxonomy, size, habitat, distribution, and biological characteristics.

Features

Search by common name or scientific name
Scrape specific species pages by URL
Taxonomy: family, order, class for each species
Measurements: maximum length, weight
Ecology: habitat, depth range, climate zone, distribution
Safety: danger level (Harmless, Venomous, etc.)
Biology: species description and behavior
Images: species photograph URLs

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
`mode`	string	`"search"`	`"search"` to find species by name, `"species"` to scrape specific URLs.
`searchQueries`	string[]	`[]`	Common or scientific names (e.g. `["salmon", "clownfish"]`).
`startUrls`	object[]	`[]`	Direct FishBase species summary URLs.
`limit`	integer	`50`	Maximum species to return per search query.
`proxyConfiguration`	object	-	Optional proxy settings.

Output

Each result includes:

Field	Description
`commonName`	Common English name
`scientificName`	Binomial scientific name
`family`	Taxonomic family (e.g. Salmonidae)
`order`	Taxonomic order (e.g. Salmoniformes)
`class`	Taxonomic class (e.g. Teleostei)
`maxLength`	Maximum reported body length
`maxWeight`	Maximum reported weight
`habitat`	Habitat description (marine, freshwater, etc.)
`distribution`	Geographic coordinate range
`depth`	Depth range
`climate`	Climate zone (Tropical, Temperate, etc.)
`dangerLevel`	Danger to humans (Harmless, Venomous, etc.)
`description`	Short biological description
`imageUrl`	Species photograph URL
`sourceUrl`	Full FishBase species page URL
`scrapedAt`	ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped

Usage Examples

Search by common name

{
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": ["salmon"],
    "limit": 20
}

Search multiple species

{
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": ["clownfish", "great white shark", "tuna"],
    "limit": 10
}

Scrape specific species

{
    "mode": "species",
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.fishbase.se/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=236" },
        { "url": "https://www.fishbase.se/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1602" }
    ]
}

How It Works

Search mode: Sends queries to FishBase's CommonNameSearchList endpoint. Parses the JavaScript table_data_arr object to extract species IDs from DataTables data, then fetches each species summary page.
Species mode: Directly scrapes species summary pages. Extracts taxonomy from navigation links, measurements and ecology from .smallSpace div sections, and danger level from colored box indicators.
Data extraction: Combines multiple parsing strategies (DOM selectors, regex on text content, JavaScript data parsing) to reliably extract structured data from FishBase's server-rendered pages.

Notes

FishBase search results are loaded via JavaScript DataTables; the scraper parses the inline data object
Species pages contain rich unstructured text; the scraper uses pattern matching to extract measurements and ecology data
Rate limited to 3 concurrent requests to be respectful to FishBase servers
Some fields may be null if the data is not available for a particular species

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