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Screen 1: Estimated numbers of individuals in annual global aquaculture production (FAO) of decapod species (2015)

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This page shows FAO reported fish aquaculture production tonnages for 2015 by species category together with the estimated mean weight (EMW) (obtained in this study) and estimated fish numbers. For species categories where no EMW was obtained, a generic mean weight was used to estimate numbers. Derivation of these generic mean weights are shown in the totals section, obtained by scrolling to the bottom. The overall estimate of fish numbers is also shown there.

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Line	Species	Class	production (t)	Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g)	EMW id	Generic mean weight (g)	Estimated numbers (millions)
1	Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)	Natantia	3,879,786	11-26	EMW-1001		149,223 - 352,708
2	Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)	Brachyura	823,416	80-200	EMW-1004		4,117 - 10,293
3	Red swamp crawfish (Procambarus clarkii)	Reptantia	786,905	20-32	EMW-1003		24,591 - 39,345
4	Giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon)	Natantia	713,318	20-60	EMW-1002		11,889 - 35,666
5	Oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense)	Natantia	265,061	10-30	EMW-1005		8,835 - 26,506
6	Indo-Pacific swamp crab (Scylla serrata)	Brachyura	223,555	50-1,000	EMW-1007		224 - 4,471
7	Giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)	Natantia	213,958	10-30	EMW-1006		7,132 - 21,396
8	Portunus swimcrabs nei (Portunus spp)	Brachyura	117,772			71-241	488 - 1,661
9	Penaeus shrimps nei (Penaeus spp)	Natantia	111,389	8-60	EMW-1009		1,856 - 13,924
10	Kuruma prawn (Penaeus japonicus)	Natantia	47,726	17-25	EMW-1010		1,917 - 2,858
11	Fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis)	Natantia	44,812			12-29	1,567 - 3,845
12	Metapenaeus shrimps nei (Metapenaeus spp)	Natantia	43,395			12-29	1,518 - 3,723
13	Banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis)	Natantia	25,577			12-29	895 - 2,195
14	Freshwater prawns, shrimps nei (Palaemonidae)	Natantia	24,898			12-29	871 - 2,136