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 | Mullets nei | 470 |
| 2 | Mango tilapia | 270 |
| 3 | Common squids nei | 145 |
| 4 | Randall's threadfin bream | 105 |
| 5 | Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei | 95 |
| 6 | Silver carp | 90 |
| 7 | Cyprinids nei | 80 |
| 7 | Common pandora | 80 |
| 9 | Redcoat | 75 |
| 10 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 70 |
| 11 | Common two-banded seabream | 60 |
| 14 | Sardinellas nei | 45 |
| 14 | Pargo breams nei | 45 |
| 14 | Greater amberjack | 45 |
| 14 | Kinneret bleak | 45 |
| 14 | Marine fishes nei | 45 |
| 18 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 40 |
| 18 | Bogue | 40 |
| 18 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 40 |
| 20 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 35 |
| 20 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 35 |
| 22 | Common carp | 20 |
| 24 | Shrimp scad | 10 |
| 24 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 10 |
| 24 | Kuruma prawn | 10 |
| 24 | White grouper | 10 |
| 30 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 5 |
| 30 | Groupers nei | 5 |
| 30 | Dusky grouper | 5 |
| 30 | Common cuttlefish | 5 |
| 30 | Carangids nei | 5 |
| 30 | Blue tilapia | 5 |
| 30 | Barracudas nei | 5 |
| 30 | Triggerfishes, durgons nei | 5 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.