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 | Yellowfin tuna | 184 |
| 2 | Emperors(=Scavengers) nei | 180 |
| 3 | Snappers nei | 123 |
| 4 | Skipjack tuna | 95 |
| 5 | Carangids nei | 64 |
| 6 | Humpback red snapper | 60 |
| 7 | Groupers nei | 45 |
| 8 | Green jobfish | 44 |
| 9 | Scads nei | 41 |
| 10 | Giant trevally | 30 |
| 11 | Deep-water red snapper | 25 |
| 12 | Parrotfishes nei | 24 |
| 12 | Barracudas nei | 24 |
| 14 | Swordfish | 23 |
| 15 | Indian mackerel | 20 |
| 16 | Needlefishes, etc. nei | 19 |
| 17 | Rusty jobfish | 17 |
| 18 | Marlins,sailfishes,etc. nei | 15 |
| 18 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 15 |
| 20 | Surgeonfishes nei | 13 |
| 21 | Fusiliers nei | 12 |
| 22 | Dogtooth tuna | 11 |
| 23 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 9 |
| 24 | Blue marlin | 6 |
| 24 | Great barracuda | 6 |
| 26 | Bigeye tuna | 5 |
| 26 | Yellow-edged lyretail | 5 |
| 28 | Indo-Pacific sailfish | 4 |
| 29 | Common dolphinfish | 2 |
| 34 | Common bluestripe snapper | 1 |
| 34 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 1 |
| 34 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 1 |
| 34 | Black marlin | 1 |
| 34 | Bigeyes nei | 1 |
| 34 | Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei | 1 |
| 34 | Triggerfishes, durgons nei | 1 |
| 34 | Wahoo | 1 |
| 34 | Albacore | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.