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 | Silver cyprinid | 129,942 |
| 2 | Nile perch | 82,337 |
| 3 | Freshwater fishes nei | 60,802 |
| 4 | Dagaas (=Kapenta) | 39,791 |
| 5 | Mouthbrooding cichlids | 37,073 |
| 6 | Freshwater perches nei | 30,218 |
| 7 | Tilapias nei | 17,054 |
| 8 | Sardinellas nei | 7,352 |
| 9 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 5,271 |
| 10 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 4,026 |
| 11 | Ornate spiny lobster | 3,552 |
| 12 | Marine fishes nei | 3,270 |
| 13 | Amberjacks nei | 3,103 |
| 14 | Sea catfishes nei | 2,953 |
| 15 | Yellowfin tuna | 2,784 |
| 16 | Naked catfishes | 2,690 |
| 17 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 2,640 |
| 18 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 2,632 |
| 19 | Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei | 2,542 |
| 20 | Silky shark | 2,539 |
| 21 | Emperors(=Scavengers) nei | 2,419 |
| 22 | Cobia | 2,398 |
| 23 | Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei | 2,203 |
| 24 | Carangids nei | 2,041 |
| 25 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 1,966 |
| 26 | Indian squid | 1,936 |
| 27 | Groupers nei | 1,845 |
| 28 | Barracudas nei | 1,410 |
| 29 | Fusiliers nei | 1,392 |
| 30 | Cichlids nei | 1,032 |
| 31 | Frigate tuna | 982 |
| 32 | Indo-Pacific sailfish | 973 |
| 33 | Kawakawa | 874 |
| 34 | Whitefin wolf-herring | 822 |
| 35 | Marine shells nei | 781 |
| 36 | Wrasses, hogfishes, etc. nei | 773 |
| 37 | Skipjack tuna | 674 |
| 38 | Red seaweeds | 600 |
| 39 | Indian halibut | 583 |
| 40 | Penaeus shrimps nei | 568 |
| 41 | Goatfishes, red mullets nei | 567 |
| 42 | Halfbeaks nei | 561 |
| 43 | Indian mackerel | 547 |
| 44 | Mullets nei | 462 |
| 45 | Slender silver-biddy | 402 |
| 46 | Surgeonfishes nei | 385 |
| 47 | Bigeye tuna | 359 |
| 48 | Indo-Pacific king mackerel | 251 |
| 49 | Threadfin breams nei | 215 |
| 49 | Albacore | 215 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.