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Screen 1c : Estimated numbers of individuals in annual aquaculture production (FAO) of selected fish species

Year   : 2015       Species   : Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei

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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.

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Data for Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei (2015)
CountryProduction (t)Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g)EMWidGeneric Mean Weight (g)Estimated
Numbers
(millions)
Indonesia        719,619322-1,081 666 - 2,234
Malaysia         50,683322-1,081 47 - 157
Nigeria         36,234322-1,081 34 - 113
Viet Nam         13,906322-1,081 13 - 43
Myanmar         13,831322-1,081 13 - 43
Egypt          7,455322-1,081 7 - 23
Cambodia          4,100322-1,081 4 - 13
Philippines          3,621322-1,081 3 - 11
Togo             15322-1,081 <1
Brunei Darussalam              8322-1,081 <1
Gambia              2322-1,081 <1
Total        849,474 786 - 2,638
   Source of production tonnage : FAO FishStat "Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2015 (Release date: 7th March 2017)".