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 | Madeiran sardinella | 8,168 |
2 | West African ilisha | 2,221 |
3 | Round sardinella | 2,026 |
4 | Longneck croaker | 1,892 |
5 | Guachanche barracuda | 1,453 |
6 | Bigeye grunt | 1,428 |
7 | Atlantic bumper | 1,186 |
8 | Marine fishes nei | 1,172 |
9 | Morocco dentex | 852 |
10 | Cassava croaker | 835 |
11 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 700 |
12 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 506 |
13 | Freshwater fishes nei | 500 |
14 | Senegalese tonguesole | 447 |
15 | Great barracuda | 435 |
16 | Crevalle jack | 375 |
17 | Sea catfishes nei | 297 |
18 | Giant African threadfin | 293 |
19 | Daisy stingray | 280 |
20 | Mackerels nei | 268 |
21 | West African Spanish mackerel | 256 |
22 | African pompano | 233 |
23 | Alexandria pompano | 222 |
24 | Royal threadfin | 214 |
25 | African red snapper | 208 |
26 | Ballyhoo halfbeak | 205 |
27 | Lesser African threadfin | 166 |
28 | African sicklefish | 163 |
29 | Bobo croaker | 157 |
30 | Blue butterfish | 153 |
31 | Bonga shad | 151 |
32 | Snake eels nei | 140 |
33 | Largehead hairtail | 133 |
34 | Golden African snapper | 124 |
35 | Eagle rays nei | 110 |
36 | Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 104 |
37 | Sompat grunt | 93 |
38 | Bluespotted seabream | 87 |
39 | Bearded brotula | 81 |
40 | Tilefishes nei | 79 |
40 | Guitarfishes nei | 79 |
42 | Skipjack tuna | 78 |
43 | Yellow jack | 75 |
44 | Angola rockfish | 74 |
45 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 59 |
46 | Flyingfishes nei | 49 |
47 | Cobia | 35 |
48 | Longfin mako | 31 |
49 | Penaeid shrimps nei | 30 |
49 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 30 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.