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Species

An API to get species specific information.

Fields​

The following fields are available in the response:

shape: string - Name of shape
species: string - Name of species
fish_id: number - The canoncial Fish Rules fish id
edibility: string - The edibility quality of the species
species_report_only: number - Used to determine if the species is a "report" only species (like a turtle or whale). As opposed to a species you can catch.
synonyms: string[] - A list of synonyms for the species

Sample Response​

{
  "shape": "Torpedo",
  "species": "Imaginary Fish",
  "fish_id": 9999,
  "edibility": "Amazing!",
  "species_report_only": 0,
  "synonyms": ["Go Fish"]
}

Get all species (bulk)​

Returns a list of all species available in Fish Rules regulation set. Use this to retain a list of species ID's in case you need to use the Regulation By Species ID endpoints.

GET api/species