Top Romania 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	Veined rapa whelk	2,453
2	Goldfish	1,010
3	Mediterranean mussel	446
4	Pontic shad	360
5	Common carp	317
6	Freshwater bream	285
7	Cyprinids nei	242
8	Wels(=Som) catfish	144
9	Roaches nei	108
10	Turbot	75
11	Euro-American crayfishes nei	70
11	Pike-perch	70
13	European sprat	62
13	Silver carp	62
15	Barbel	56
16	Northern pike	55
17	White bream	50
18	Bighead carp	49
19	Freshwater fishes nei	47
20	Vimba bream	44
21	Bluefish	32
22	European anchovy	30
22	Asp	30
24	Bleak	27
25	Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei	26
26	Rudd	25
27	European perch	23
28	Mediterranean horse mackerel	20
29	Common stingray	9
31	Marine fishes nei	6
31	Grass carp(=White amur)	6
31	Gobies nei	6
33	Common nase	4
34	Golden grey mullet	3
35	Knout goby	2
37	Thornback ray	1
37	Tench	1
37	Picked dogfish	1
37	Whiting	1

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