Top Benin Fish Catches

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	Tilapias nei	14,010
2	Guachanche barracuda	6,160
3	Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei	5,305
4	West African Spanish mackerel	4,595
5	Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj)	4,470
6	Jacks, crevalles nei	3,410
7	Freshwater crustaceans nei	2,745
8	Lesser African threadfin	2,655
9	West African croakers nei	2,210
10	Carangids nei	2,085
11	Diadromous clupeoids nei	1,340
12	Barracudas nei	1,315
13	African bonytongue	1,115
14	Mullets nei	1,090
15	Requiem sharks nei	1,070
16	West African ilisha	970
17	Snakeheads(=Murrels) nei	845
18	Sardinellas nei	810
19	Hammerhead sharks, etc. nei	785
20	Bigeye grunt	780
21	Penaeus shrimps nei	725
22	Flyingfishes nei	720
23	Upsidedown catfishes	600
24	Cyprinids nei	585
25	Glass schilbid	545
26	Grunts, sweetlips nei	470
27	West African ladyfish	460
28	Needlefishes, etc. nei	435
29	Atlantic bumper	420
30	Spinner shark	410
31	Stingrays nei	365
32	Freshwater gobies nei	345
33	Pigeye shark	330
34	True tunas nei	305
35	Pompano dolphinfish	285
36	Common dolphinfish	235
37	Guitarfishes, etc. nei	225
38	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	210
39	Common guitarfish	200
40	African lungfishes	195
41	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	190
42	Groupers nei	185
42	Marine fishes nei	185
44	Dentex nei	165
45	Bigeye tuna	160
46	Snappers nei	150
47	Royal threadfin	140
48	Great barracuda	135
50	Cobia	130
50	Elephantsnout fishes nei	130

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.