Citation
If you use this tool in research, cite the software below. Also cite the third-party authorities whenever your results depend on their records; this tool presents their data and creates none of its own.
If you use the retrieval and routing pipeline itself in research, cite the software. Replace <Author, Family Name> with your preferred citation form; a peer-reviewed reference will replace this stub once the accompanying paper is available.
@software{taxarag2026,
author = {<Author, Family Name>},
title = {{TaxaRAG: Taxonomic Answering with eXplainable Attribution over biodiversity data}},
year = {2026},
note = {Research prototype, FishBase index version (10/2025)}
}
The canonical reference for finfishes. Use this whenever you publish results that depend on FishBase data.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (10/2025).
@misc{fishbase2026,
editor = {Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel},
title = {{FishBase}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {World Wide Web electronic publication, version (10/2025)},
url = {https://www.fishbase.org}
}
The botany side is anchored on Kew's authoritative checklist (WCVP) and enriched with descriptive prose from Kew's Plants of the World Online (POWO) and from World Flora Online (WFO). Cite all three when publishing work derived from the plant index.
WCVP. 2026. World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. https://powo.science.kew.org/. Accessed 2026.
@misc{wcvp2026,
author = {{WCVP}},
title = {{World Checklist of Vascular Plants}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet},
url = {https://powo.science.kew.org/}
}
POWO. 2026. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. https://powo.science.kew.org/. Accessed 2026.
@misc{powo2026,
author = {{POWO}},
title = {{Plants of the World Online}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet},
url = {https://powo.science.kew.org/}
}
WFO. 2026. World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. http://www.worldfloraonline.org. Accessed 2026.
@misc{wfo2026,
author = {{World Flora Online}},
title = {{World Flora Online}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Published on the Internet},
url = {http://www.worldfloraonline.org}
}
Each species record in this app links back to its source page on FishBase, POWO, or WFO. Use the form that matches the source you are quoting.
Each FishBase species page lists its own contributing authors. Replace
<Page authors> and <Page title> from the species page's
own “How to cite this page” line.
<Page authors>. <Year>. <Page title>. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2026. FishBase, version (10/2025). <Species URL>. Accessed 2026.
Use the “How to cite this page” line shown on the POWO taxon page. The canonical form names POWO with the accepted scientific name and accessed date.
POWO. 2026. <Scientific name>. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. <Taxon URL>. Accessed 2026.
WFO recommends citing the taxon page with its accepted name, WFO ID, and accessed date.
WFO. 2026. <Scientific name> <WFO ID>. World Flora Online. <Taxon URL>. Accessed 2026.
These authorities are referenced inside FishBase, POWO, and WFO pages and may appear in retrieved evidence chunks. Cite them in addition to the primary sources whenever the corresponding section is the basis of a claim.
Bánki, O. et al. (eds.). 2026. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam. catalogueoflife.org.
IUCN. 2026. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-2. iucnredlist.org.
CITES. 2026. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Appendices I, II, III. cites.org.
CMS. 2026. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Appendices I and II. cms.int.