Top fish catches in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Fish Species | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jellyfishes nei | 7,410 |
| 2 | Blue swimming crab | 3,839 |
| 3 | Green tiger prawn | 2,324 |
| 4 | Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei | 1,906 |
| 5 | Spangled emperor | 853 |
| 6 | Marine fishes nei | 366 |
| 7 | Yellowbar angelfish | 303 |
| 8 | Indian driftfish | 289 |
| 9 | Bloch's gizzard shad | 235 |
| 10 | Emperors(=Scavengers) nei | 200 |
| 11 | Haffara seabream | 197 |
| 12 | Groupers nei | 168 |
| 13 | Twobar seabream | 161 |
| 14 | Pharaoh cuttlefish | 154 |
| 15 | Threadfin and dwarf breams nei | 114 |
| 16 | Halfbeaks nei | 105 |
| 17 | Talang queenfish | 99 |
| 18 | Hound needlefish | 89 |
| 20 | Santer seabream | 79 |
| 20 | Sardinellas nei | 79 |
| 20 | Giant catfish | 79 |
| 22 | Golden trevally | 72 |
| 23 | Greater amberjack | 67 |
| 24 | Sordid rubberlip | 63 |
| 25 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 60 |
| 26 | Mojarras(=Silver-biddies) nei | 56 |
| 27 | Pink ear emperor | 53 |
| 28 | Goldsilk seabream | 44 |
| 29 | Blackbanded trevally | 34 |
| 30 | Smalltooth emperor | 31 |
| 31 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 26 |
| 32 | Batfishes | 25 |
| 32 | Carangids nei | 25 |
| 34 | Smallscaled grouper | 20 |
| 34 | Shrimp scad | 20 |
| 36 | Jack and horse mackerels nei | 16 |
| 37 | Pickhandle barracuda | 15 |
| 37 | Requiem sharks nei | 15 |
| 40 | Obtuse barracuda | 13 |
| 40 | Milkfish | 13 |
| 40 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 13 |
| 42 | Stingrays, butterfly rays nei | 12 |
| 43 | Sillago-whitings | 11 |
| 43 | Goatfishes, red mullets nei | 11 |
| 46 | Parrotfishes nei | 9 |
| 46 | Striped piggy | 9 |
| 46 | Flat needlefish | 9 |
| 46 | Mullets nei | 9 |
| 49 | Cobia | 6 |
| 50 | Sawtooth barracuda | 5 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.