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 | Antarctic krill | 9,006 |
| 2 | Goldfish | 4,931 |
| 3 | Silver carp | 2,029 |
| 4 | Freshwater bream | 1,712 |
| 5 | Roach | 1,500 |
| 6 | White bream | 716 |
| 7 | Pike-perch | 472 |
| 8 | Common carp | 413 |
| 9 | Finfishes nei | 389 |
| 10 | So-iuy mullet | 304 |
| 11 | Cyprinids nei | 270 |
| 12 | Antarctic toothfish | 227 |
| 13 | Grass carp(=White amur) | 107 |
| 14 | Wels(=Som) catfish | 96 |
| 14 | Sichel | 96 |
| 16 | Northern pike | 88 |
| 17 | Big-scale sand smelt | 83 |
| 18 | Pontic shad | 56 |
| 19 | Mullets nei | 52 |
| 20 | Black and Caspian Sea sprat | 37 |
| 21 | Baltic prawn | 24 |
| 22 | European perch | 21 |
| 23 | Euro-American crayfishes nei | 18 |
| 24 | Grenadiers nei | 13 |
| 24 | Mediterranean mussel | 13 |
| 26 | Shads nei | 11 |
| 27 | Freshwater gobies nei | 10 |
| 28 | Rudd | 9 |
| 29 | Asp | 7 |
| 31 | Gobies nei | 2 |
| 31 | Turbot | 2 |
| 31 | Vimba bream | 2 |
| 34 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 1 |
| 34 | Salps | 1 |
| 34 | European anchovy | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.