ase.</p></li>
<li><p><code>download_format</code> can be either <code>all</code> or <code>essential</code> depending on how many columns of data you want.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>This function requires an internet connection to query NIWA’s database.</p>
<p>Data citation: Stoffels R (2022). New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database (extended). The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Sampling event dataset <a href="https://doi.org/10.15468/jbpw92" class="external-link uri">https://doi.org/10.