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 | Marine fishes nei | 46,348 |
| 2 | Threadfin breams nei | 8,293 |
| 3 | Various squids nei | 3,588 |
| 4 | Lizardfishes nei | 2,877 |
| 5 | Natantian decapods nei | 2,269 |
| 6 | Tilefishes nei | 2,136 |
| 7 | Bigeyes nei | 1,768 |
| 8 | Croakers, drums nei | 1,745 |
| 9 | Scads nei | 1,283 |
| 10 | Pike-congers nei | 1,031 |
| 11 | Butterfishes, pomfrets nei | 918 |
| 12 | Seerfishes nei | 760 |
| 12 | Hairtails, scabbardfishes nei | 760 |
| 15 | Tonguefishes | 491 |
| 15 | Marine crabs nei | 491 |
| 15 | Pacific rudderfish | 491 |
| 17 | Groupers, seabasses nei | 485 |
| 18 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 346 |
| 19 | Marine molluscs nei | 297 |
| 20 | Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 236 |
| 21 | Goatfishes | 181 |
| 22 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 158 |
| 23 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 142 |
| 24 | Largeeye breams | 58 |
| 25 | Indian driftfish | 19 |
| 27 | Slender rainbow sardine | 8 |
| 27 | Stolephorus anchovies nei | 8 |
| 27 | Jacks, crevalles nei | 8 |
| 29 | Sardinellas nei | 3 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.