Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week. From 2001 to 2020, more than 60,000 new species have been described in the journal accounting for around 25% of all new taxa indexed in The Zoological Record in the last few years. Print and online versions are available.