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 | Nile tilapia | 167,167 |
| 2 | Mullets nei | 46,357 |
| 3 | Mudfish | 45,518 |
| 4 | Sardinellas nei | 16,311 |
| 5 | Grass carp(=White amur) | 11,000 |
| 6 | Freshwater fishes nei | 9,907 |
| 7 | Red swamp crawfish | 9,769 |
| 8 | Freshwater prawns, shrimps nei | 9,535 |
| 9 | Nile perch | 8,014 |
| 10 | Bayad | 7,701 |
| 11 | Scads nei | 5,770 |
| 12 | Natantian decapods nei | 5,522 |
| 13 | European anchovy | 5,319 |
| 14 | Seabasses nei | 4,923 |
| 15 | Buccaneer anchovy | 4,580 |
| 16 | Characins nei | 4,304 |
| 17 | Marine crabs nei | 4,039 |
| 18 | Blue mackerel | 3,535 |
| 19 | Marine molluscs nei | 3,431 |
| 20 | Lizardfishes nei | 2,916 |
| 21 | Upsidedown catfishes | 2,872 |
| 22 | Orangespotted trevally | 2,727 |
| 23 | Groupers nei | 2,661 |
| 24 | Freshwater crustaceans nei | 2,575 |
| 25 | Indian mackerel | 2,548 |
| 26 | Gilthead seabream | 2,264 |
| 27 | Largehead hairtail | 2,210 |
| 28 | Emperors(=Scavengers) nei | 2,180 |
| 29 | Marine fishes nei | 2,139 |
| 30 | Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 1,714 |
| 31 | Threadfin breams nei | 1,699 |
| 32 | Silver carp | 1,656 |
| 33 | Barracudas nei | 1,578 |
| 34 | Common carp | 1,444 |
| 35 | Common sole | 1,422 |
| 36 | Freshwater molluscs nei | 1,410 |
| 37 | Meagre | 1,334 |
| 38 | Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei | 1,329 |
| 39 | Parrotfishes nei | 1,224 |
| 40 | Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei | 1,141 |
| 41 | Tiger fish | 1,076 |
| 42 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 1,070 |
| 43 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 1,065 |
| 44 | Diadromous clupeoids nei | 985 |
| 45 | Bogue | 963 |
| 46 | Red porgy | 933 |
| 47 | Striped piggy | 815 |
| 48 | Clupeoids nei | 763 |
| 49 | Kawakawa | 746 |
| 50 | Common squids nei | 728 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.