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Load Taxa Data from FishBase and SeaLifeBase

load_taxa_databases.Rd

Retrieves taxonomic data from both FishBase and SeaLifeBase databases in a single function call. This is typically the first step in species identification and classification.

Usage

load_taxa_databases(fb_version = "latest", slb_version = "latest")

Arguments

fb_version

FishBase release to read, e.g. "25.04". "latest" lets the installed rfishbase choose, which is what broke the pipeline.

slb_version

SeaLifeBase release to read, e.g. "24.07".

Value

A list with two elements:

  • fishbase: Data frame containing FishBase taxonomic data

  • sealifebase: Data frame containing SeaLifeBase taxonomic data

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
taxa_data <- load_taxa_databases()
fishbase_taxa <- taxa_data$fishbase
sealifebase_taxa <- taxa_data$sealifebase
} # }