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Line | Species | production (t) | Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g) | EMW id | Generic mean weight (g) | Estimated numbers (millions) |
1 | Grass carp(=White amur) (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) | 4,337,114 | 1,735 - 8,674 | |||
2 | Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) | 4,116,835 | 2,745 - 13,723 | |||
3 | Catla (Catla catla) | 3,869,984 | 1,935 - 12,900 | |||
4 | Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) | 3,444,203 | 1,378 - 6,888 | |||
5 | Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) | 2,585,963 | 1,724 - 5,172 | |||
6 | Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | 2,538,052 | 3,173 - 10,152 | |||
7 | Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) | 2,217,799 | 5,544 - 14,785 | |||
8 | Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | 1,425,968 | 169 - 395 | |||
9 | Pangas catfishes nei (Pangasius spp) | 1,306,838 | 871 - 2,614 | |||
10 | Freshwater fishes nei (Osteichthyes) | 1,266,868 | 1,194 - 3,969 | |||
11 | Roho labeo (Labeo rohita) | 1,167,315 | 778 - 3,891 | |||
12 | Milkfish (Chanos chanos) | 808,559 | 1,617 - 3,234 | |||
13 | Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 728,448 | 146 - 3,469 | |||
14 | Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) | 652,215 | 1,304 - 1,449 | |||
15 | Cyprinids nei (Cyprinidae) | 630,208 | 594 - 1,974 | |||
16 | Tilapias nei (Oreochromis(=Tilapia) spp) | 583,981 | 730 - 2,336 | |||
17 | Marine fishes nei (Osteichthyes) | 468,858 | 442 - 1,469 | |||
18 | Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 444,937 | 654 - 1,309 | |||
19 | Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) | 424,487 | 141 - 212 | |||
20 | Amur catfish (Silurus asotus) | 379,691 | 358 - 1,190 | |||
21 | Mrigal carp (Cirrhinus mrigala) | 378,622 | 344 - 1,262 | |||
22 | Snakehead (Channa argus) | 376,762 | 355 - 1,180 | |||
23 | Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei (Clarias spp) | 353,679 | 333 - 1,108 | |||
24 | Blue-Nile tilapia,hybrid (Oreochromis aureus x O. niloticus ) | 333,322 | 1,515 | |||
25 | Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) | 272,990 | 257 - 855 | |||
26 | Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) | 261,617 | 1,046 - 2,616 | |||
27 | Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) | 252,622 | 505 | |||
28 | Pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) | 205,390 | 194 - 643 | |||
29 | North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) | 190,861 | 127 - 382 | |||
30 | Largemouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 186,052 | 274 | |||
31 | Yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) | 184,281 | 921 - 3,686 | |||
32 | Striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) | 143,751 | 96 - 288 | |||
33 | Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) | 139,187 | 348 - 464 | |||
34 | Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) | 139,077 | 23 - 40 | |||
35 | Coho(=Silver)salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) | 137,510 | 25 - 76 | |||
36 | Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) | 127,880 | 85 - 256 | |||
37 | European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | 125,902 | 252 - 315 | |||
38 | Catfish, hybrid (C.gariepinus x C.macrocephalus) | 116,875 | 334 - 779 | |||
39 | Pirapatinga (Piaractus brachypomus) | 114,621 | 115 - 229 | |||
40 | Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) | 107,903 | 216 | |||
41 | Silver barb (Barbonymus gonionotus) | 102,299 | 511 - 1,023 | |||
42 | Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) | 85,809 | 81 - 269 | |||
43 | Groupers nei (Epinephelus spp) | 74,357 | 70 - 233 | |||
44 | Silver seabream (Pagrus auratus) | 73,924 | 185 | |||
45 | Turbot (Psetta maxima) | 68,890 | 34 - 98 | |||
46 | Barramundi(=Giant seaperch) (Lates calcarifer) | 65,857 | 33 - 220 | |||
47 | Giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) | 60,836 | 20 - 30 | |||
48 | Cachama (Colossoma macropomum) | 60,676 | 30 - 121 | |||
49 | Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) | 54,536 | 55 | |||
50 | Orangefin labeo (Labeo calbasu) | 46,521 | 44 - 146 | |||
51 | Porgies, seabreams nei (Sparidae) | 46,490 | 44 - 146 | |||
52 | Bastard halibut (Paralichthys olivaceus) | 44,909 | 30 - 56 | |||
53 | Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) | 40,768 | 5 - 7 | |||
54 | Sturgeons nei (Acipenseridae) | 39,313 | 37 - 123 | |||
55 | Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius) | 37,884 | 36 - 119 | |||
56 | Eastern pomfred (Schuettea scalaripinnis) | 34,123 | 32 - 107 | |||
57 | Snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) | 31,813 | 265 - 398 | |||
58 | Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) | 30,344 | 38 - 61 | |||
59 | Lefteye flounders nei (Bothidae) | 24,978 | 24 - 78 | |||
60 | Snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) | 24,078 | 23 - 75 | |||
61 | Sea trout (Salmo trutta) | 24,017 | 23 - 75 | |||
62 | Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | 22,558 | 5 - 11 | |||
63 | Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) | 22,189 | 21 - 70 | |||
64 | Tambacu, hybrid (P.mesopotamicus x C.macropomum) | 21,621 | 20 - 68 | |||
65 | Nilem carp (Osteochilus hasselti) | 21,266 | 20 - 67 | |||
66 | Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) | 20,918 | 20 - 66 | |||
67 | Indonesian snakehead (Channa micropeltes) | 20,390 | 29 - 41 | |||
68 | Puffers nei (Tetraodontidae) | 19,953 | 19 - 63 | |||
69 | Clearhead icefish (Protosalanx hyalocranius) | 18,481 | 17 - 58 | |||
70 | Trouts nei (Salmo spp) | 17,949 | 17 - 56 | |||
71 | Chinese longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris) | 17,100 | 16 - 54 | |||
72 | Amberjacks nei (Seriola spp) | 17,021 | 16 - 53 | |||
73 | Striped snakehead (Channa striata) | 15,289 | 14 - 51 | |||
74 | Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) | 14,634 | 14 - 46 | |||
75 | Chinook(=Spring=King)salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | 13,541 | 13 - 42 | |||
76 | Pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) | 12,962 | 12 - 41 | |||
77 | Salmonids nei (Salmonidae) | 12,899 | 12 - 40 | |||
78 | Nile perch (Lates niloticus) | 10,907 | 10 - 34 | |||
79 | Mullets nei (Mugilidae) | 10,049 | 9 - 31 | |||
80 | Climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) | 8,757 | 8 - 27 | |||
81 | Reticulate knifefish (Papyrocranus afer) | 8,672 | 8 - 27 | |||
82 | Snakeheads(=Murrels) nei (Channa spp) | 8,608 | 8 - 27 | |||
83 | Stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) | 8,200 | 8 - 26 | |||
84 | Anostomoides laticeps (Anostomoides laticeps) | 7,228 | 7 - 23 | |||
85 | European eel (Anguilla anguilla) | 6,969 | 7 - 22 | |||
86 | Ayu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis) | 6,484 | 6 - 20 | |||
87 | Philippine catfish (Clarias batrachus) | 6,321 | 6 - 20 | |||
88 | Osteobrama belangeri (Osteobrama belangeri) | 5,821 | 5 - 18 | |||
89 | Hoven's carp (Leptobarbus hoeveni) | 5,662 | 5 - 18 | |||
90 | Righteye flounders nei (Pleuronectidae) | 5,372 | 5 - 17 | |||
91 | Kissing gourami (Helostoma temminckii) | 5,281 | 5 - 17 | |||
92 | Prochilods nei (Prochilodus spp) | 5,262 | 5 - 16 | |||
93 | Greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina) | 5,166 | 5 - 16 | |||
94 | Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) | 5,049 | 5 - 16 | |||
95 | Small scale mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis) | 5,000 | 5 - 16 | |||
96 | Aba (Gymnarchus niloticus) | 4,991 | 5 - 16 | |||
97 | Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) | 4,989 | 6 - 10 | |||
98 | Tambatinga, hybrid | 4,916 | 5 - 15 | |||
99 | Asian redtail catfish (Mystus nemurus) | 4,860 | 5 - 15 | |||
100 | Tiger pufferfish | 4,410 | 4 - 14 | |||
101 | Whitefishes nei (Coregonus spp) | 4,284 | 4 - 13 | |||
102 | Striped bass, hybrid (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) | 4,225 | 5 | |||
103 | Isok barb (Probarbus jullieni) | 4,200 | 4 - 13 | |||
104 | Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) | 4,080 | 4 - 13 | |||
105 | Grass-eaters nei (Distichodus spp) | 3,995 | 4 - 13 | |||
106 | Asian barbs nei (Puntius spp) | 3,957 | 4 - 12 | |||
107 | Three spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) | 3,735 | 4 - 12 | |||
108 | Mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella) | 3,333 | 3 - 10 | |||
109 | Characins nei (Characidae) | 3,327 | 3 - 10 | |||
110 | Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) | 3,324 | 3 - 10 | |||
111 | Citharinus nei (Citharinus spp) | 3,271 | 3 - 10 | |||
112 | Puntius sarana (Puntius sarana) | 3,218 | 3 - 10 | |||
113 | Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) | 3,156 | 3 - 10 | |||
114 | Brycon cephalus (Brycon cephalus) | 3,096 | 3 - 10 | |||
115 | African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus) | 3,016 | 3 - 9 | |||
116 | River eels nei (Anguilla spp) | 2,951 | 3 - 9 | |||
117 | John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) | 2,930 | 3 - 9 | |||
118 | Upsidedown catfishes (Synodontis spp) | 2,841 | 3 - 9 | |||
119 | White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) | 2,795 | 3 - 9 | |||
120 | Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) | 2,618 | 2 - 8 | |||
121 | Spotted sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans) | 2,487 | 2 - 8 | |||
122 | Goldfish (Carassius auratus) | 2,221 | 2 - 7 | |||
123 | Chars nei (Salvelinus spp) | 2,183 | 2 - 7 | |||
124 | Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) | 2,008 | 2 - 6 | |||
125 | Channa marulius (Channa marulius) | 1,950 | 2 - 6 | |||
126 | Roach (Rutilus rutilus) | 1,909 | 2 - 6 | |||
127 | Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) | 1,821 | < 1 - 1 | |||
128 | Netted prochilod (Prochilodus reticulatus) | 1,781 | 2 - 6 | |||
129 | Salmonoids nei (Salmonoidei) | 1,609 | 2 - 5 | |||
130 | Kafue pike (Hepsetus odoe) | 1,564 | 1 - 5 | |||
131 | Wels(=Som)catfish (Silurus glanis) | 1,563 | 1 - 5 | |||
132 | Japanese jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) | 1,478 | 1 - 5 | |||
133 | Longfin tilapia (Oreochromis macrochir) | 1,420 | 1 - 4 | |||
134 | Brycon hilarii (Brycon hilarii) | 1,366 | 1 - 4 | |||
135 | Spotted snakehead (Channa punctata) | 1,281 | 1 - 4 | |||
136 | South American catfish (Rhamdia sapo) | 1,276 | 1 - 4 | |||
137 | Tench (Tinca tinca) | 1,209 | 1 - 4 | |||
138 | Groupers, seabasses nei (Serranidae) | 1,195 | 1 - 4 | |||
139 | Marble goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata) | 1,094 | 1 - 3 | |||
140 | Redbreast tilapia (Tilapia rendalli) | 1,057 | 1 - 3 | |||
141 | Northern pike (Esox lucius) | 892 | 1 - 3 | |||
142 | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 878 | 1 - 3 | |||
143 | Bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus) | 759 | 1 - 2 | |||
144 | European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) | 749 | 1 - 2 | |||
145 | Fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) | 701 | 1 - 2 | |||
146 | Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) | 694 | 1 - 2 | |||
147 | Jacks, crevalles nei (Caranx spp) | 679 | 1 - 2 | |||
148 | Wallago (Wallago attu) | 676 | 1 - 2 | |||
149 | Black prochilodus | 614 | 1 - 2 | |||
150 | Clown knifefish (Chitala chitala) | 575 | 1 - 2 | |||
151 | Brycon amazonicus | 566 | 1 - 2 | |||
152 | Sobaity seabream (Sparidentex hasta) | 540 | 1 - 2 | |||
153 | Filefishes, leatherjackets nei (Monacanthidae) | 515 | < 1 - 2 | |||
154 | Freshwater siluroids nei (Siluroidei) | 460 | < 1 - 1 | |||
155 | Danube sturgeon(=Osetr) (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) | 393 | < 1 - 1 | |||
156 | European perch (Perca fluviatilis) | 318 | < 1 - 1 | |||
157 | Finfishes nei (Osteichthyes) | 301 | < 1 - 1 | |||
158 | Sabaki tilapia (Oreochromis spilurus) | 300 | < 1 - 1 | |||
159 | Silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) | 294 | < 1 - 1 | |||
160 | Mackerels nei (Scombridae) | 285 | < 1 - 1 | |||
161 | Scorpionfishes nei (Scorpaenidae) | 280 | < 1 - 1 | |||
162 | Trahira | 266 | < 1 - 1 | |||
163 | Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) | 224 | < 1 - 1 | |||
164 | Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei (Siganus spp) | 223 | < 1 - 1 | |||
165 | Blackspot(=red) seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) | 214 | < 1 - 1 | |||
166 | White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) | 200 | < 1 - 1 | |||
167 | Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) | 200 | < 1 - 1 | |||
168 | Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) | 194 | < 1 - 1 | |||
169 | Snappers nei (Lutjanus spp) | 191 | < 1 - 1 | |||
170 | Labeo dussumieri (Labeo dussumieri) | 185 | < 1 - 1 | |||
171 | Freshwater bream (Abramis brama) | 178 | < 1 - 1 | |||
172 | Redbelly tilapia (Tilapia zillii) | 171 | < 1 - 1 | |||
173 | So-iuy mullet (Mugil soiuy) | 165 | < 1 | |||
174 | Catfishes nei (Ictalurus spp) | 141 | < 1 | |||
175 | Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) | 131 | < 1 | |||
176 | Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) | 129 | < 1 | |||
177 | Common sole (Solea solea) | 116 | < 1 | |||
178 | Beluga (Huso huso) | 115 | < 1 | |||
179 | Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) | 112 | < 1 | |||
180 | White seabream (Diplodus sargus) | 107 | < 1 | |||
181 | Gouramis nei (Trichogaster spp) | 92 | < 1 | |||
182 | White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) | 90 | < 1 | |||
183 | Streaked prochilod (Prochilodus lineatus) | 86 | < 1 | |||
184 | Brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) | 80 | < 1 | |||
185 | Roaches nei (Rutilus spp) | 77 | < 1 | |||
186 | Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) | 64 | < 1 | |||
187 | Croakers, drums nei (Sciaenidae) | 60 | < 1 | |||
188 | Algerian barb (Barbus callensis) | 55 | < 1 | |||
189 | Leporinus spp | 54 | < 1 | |||
190 | American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) | 50 | < 1 | |||
191 | Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) | 50 | < 1 | |||
192 | Snappers, jobfishes nei (Lutjanidae) | 49 | < 1 | |||
193 | Suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus) | 37 | < 1 | |||
194 | Lebranche mullet (Mugil liza) | 35 | < 1 | |||
195 | Bagrid catfish (Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus) | 35 | < 1 | |||
196 | Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | 35 | < 1 | |||
197 | Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) | 34 | < 1 | |||
198 | Mississippi paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) | 24 | < 1 | |||
199 | Pseudoplatystoma spp | 23 | < 1 | |||
200 | Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) | 21 | < 1 | |||
201 | Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) | 21 | < 1 | |||
202 | Soles nei (Soleidae) | 20 | < 1 | |||
203 | Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) | 19 | < 1 | |||
204 | Huchen (Hucho hucho) | 18 | < 1 | |||
205 | Blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) | 16 | < 1 | |||
206 | Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) | 14 | < 1 | |||
207 | Japanese seabream (Pagrus major) | 14 | < 1 | |||
208 | Whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) | 14 | < 1 | |||
209 | Trumpet emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) | 14 | < 1 | |||
210 | Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) | 13 | < 1 | |||
211 | Common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) | 12 | < 1 | |||
212 | Pimelodus spp | 11 | < 1 | |||
213 | Atipa (Hoplosternum littorale) | 10 | < 1 | |||
214 | Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) | 10 | < 1 | |||
215 | Common dentex (Dentex dentex) | 10 | < 1 | |||
216 | Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russelli) | 10 | < 1 | |||
217 | Rice-paddy eel (Pisodonophis boro) | 10 | < 1 | |||
218 | White bream (Blicca bjoerkna) | 9 | < 1 | |||
219 | Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) | 9 | < 1 | |||
220 | Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) | 6 | < 1 | |||
221 | Marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus) | 5 | < 1 | |||
222 | Gobies nei (Gobiidae) | 5 | < 1 | |||
223 | Goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) | 4 | < 1 | |||
224 | Mango tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus) | 4 | < 1 | |||
225 | Asp (Aspius aspius) | 4 | < 1 | |||
226 | Barred sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) | 3 | < 1 | |||
227 | Knifefishes (Notopterus spp) | 3 | < 1 | |||
228 | Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) | 3 | < 1 | |||
229 | Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) | 2 | < 1 | |||
230 | Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei (Atherinidae) | 1 | < 1 | |||
231 | African catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis) | 1 | < 1 | |||
232 | Bastard halibuts nei (Paralichthys spp) | 1 | < 1 | |||
233 | Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) | 1 | < 1 | |||
234 | Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) | 1 | < 1 | |||
235 | Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) | 1 | < 1 | |||
236 | Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) | 1 | < 1 | |||
237 | Ningu (Labeo victorianus) | 1 | < 1 | |||
238 | Ripon barbel (Barbus altianalis) | 1 | < 1 | |||
239 | Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) | 1 | < 1 | |||
240 | Blackbelt cichlid (Cichlasoma maculicauda) | 1 | < 1 | |||
241 | Sargo breams nei (Diplodus spp) | 1 | < 1 | |||
242 | Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) | 1 | < 1 | |||
243 | Barbel (Barbus barbus) | <1 | < 1 | |||
244 | Danube bleak (Chalcalburnus chalcoides) | <1 | < 1 | |||
245 | Totals for all species | 39,174,297 | 36,734 - 121,757 | |||
Totals by estimate type: | ||||||
Single species with an EMW | 32,406,298 | 30,537 - 101,528 | ||||
Multi species with an EMW | 1,890,819 | 1,601 - 4,950 | ||||
Totals for species with an EMW | 34,297,117 | 32,138 - 106,477 | ||||
Totals species without an EMW | 4,877,181 | 4,596 - 15,280 | ||||
Total fish production | 39,174,297 | 36,734 - 121,757 | ||||
Total aqaculture production (includes shellfish) | 78,943,002 |
Source of production tonnage : FAO FishStat "Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2010 (Release date: March 2012)".
Note. All species are identified on FishStat as being of the class Actinopterygii except for the following for which class is not specified:
freshwater fishes nei, marine fishes nei and finfishes nei.