Top Malaysia 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	Marine fishes nei	281,365
2	Mackerels nei	100,694
3	Natantian decapods nei	68,882
4	Indian scad	59,810
5	Clupeoids nei	51,626
6	Lizardfishes nei	46,231
7	Various squids nei	43,612
8	Threadfin breams nei	41,041
9	Indian mackerels nei	39,147
10	Croakers, drums nei	37,650
11	Longtail tuna	33,604
12	Sergestid shrimps nei	27,957
13	Torpedo scad	26,736
14	Carangids nei	21,556
15	Kawakawa	21,462
16	Sea catfishes nei	21,128
17	Jellyfishes nei	21,109
18	Stolephorus anchovies nei	18,098
19	Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei	18,009
20	Oxeye scad	16,201
21	Marine crabs nei	15,098
22	Threadfins, tasselfishes nei	14,394
23	Largehead hairtail	14,232
24	Bigeye scad	13,811
25	Bigeyes nei	12,589
26	Mullets nei	11,921
27	Chacunda gizzard shad	11,314
28	Mangrove red snapper	11,303
29	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	10,980
30	Yellowstripe scad	10,803
31	Goatfishes	10,176
32	Indian pellona	10,028
33	Groupers nei	8,817
34	Seerfishes nei	8,742
35	Daggertooth pike conger	8,137
36	Black pomfret	7,556
37	Ponyfishes(=Slipmouths)	7,324
38	Snappers nei	6,737
39	Barracudas nei	6,649
40	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	6,539
41	Clams, etc. nei	6,417
42	Silver pomfret	6,401
43	Skipjack tuna	6,216
44	Queenfishes	6,207
45	Elongate ilisha	5,967
46	Tonguefishes	5,407
47	Wolf-herrings nei	5,072
48	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	4,578
49	Barramundi(=Giant seaperch)	4,335
50	Snappers, jobfishes nei	3,942

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