Top Nigeria 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	Tilapias nei	62,418
2	Marine fishes nei	52,629
3	Sardinellas nei	48,199
4	Bonga shad	39,677
5	Freshwater fishes nei	39,211
6	Giant African threadfin	32,033
7	Bagrid catfish	31,689
8	Elephantsnout fishes nei	28,080
9	Natantian decapods nei	25,861
10	North African catfish	25,486
11	Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei	24,423
12	African bonytongue	23,374
13	Barracudas nei	21,850
14	Cyprinids nei	21,670
15	Madeiran sardinella	21,647
16	West African croakers nei	17,827
17	Southern pink shrimp	17,156
18	Croakers, drums nei	13,934
19	Aba	13,725
20	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	12,696
21	Nile perch	12,592
22	Citharinus nei	11,745
23	Characins nei	11,597
24	Mullets nei	11,199
25	Sea catfishes nei	10,883
26	Upsidedown catfishes	10,449
27	Snappers nei	10,142
28	Lesser African threadfin	9,335
29	Tonguefishes	8,726
30	Naked catfishes	8,596
31	Snakeheads(=Murrels) nei	8,377
32	Grunts, sweetlips nei	7,716
33	Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei	7,688
34	Grass-eaters nei	7,614
35	Soles nei	6,971
36	African lungfishes	6,342
37	Blue butterfish	6,162
38	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	5,891
39	Marine crabs nei	5,313
40	Tropical spiny lobsters nei	4,836
41	Groupers, seabasses nei	4,289
42	Gastropods nei	4,115
43	Kafue pike	4,031
44	Benguela hake	3,634
45	Largehead hairtail	3,043
46	Bigeye grunt	3,037
47	Mackerels nei	2,985
48	Glass schilbid	2,441
49	West African ladyfish	2,269
49	Hairtails, scabbardfishes nei	2,269

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