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

Year : 2015 Country : China

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This page shows FAO reported fish aquaculture production tonnages (for the year and selected country above) by species category together with the estimated mean weight (EMW) (obtained in fishcount 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 China (2015)
Species Production (t) Estimated
mean
weight
(EMW)
(g) EMWid Generic
Mean
Weight
(g) Estimated
Numbers
(millions)
Grass carp(=White amur)       5,676,235 500-2,500 87 2,270 - 11,352

Silver carp       4,354,638 300-1,500 182 2,903 - 14,515

Bighead carp       3,359,440 500-1,500 29 2,240 - 6,719

Common carp       3,357,962 500-2,500 57 1,343 - 6,716

Carassius spp       2,912,258 150-400 535 7,281 - 19,415

Nile tilapia       1,334,482 250-800 129 1,668 - 5,338

Wuchang bream         796,830 450-500 229 1,594 - 1,771

Marine fishes nei         794,700 322-1,081 735 - 2,468

Freshwater fishes nei         601,439 322-1,081 556 - 1,867

Black carp         596,102 2,000-3,000 30 199 - 298

Snakehead         495,574 322-1,081 458 - 1,539

Amur catfish         450,064 322-1,081 416 - 1,397

Blue-Nile tilapia, hybrid         445,000 322-1,081 412 - 1,382

Asian swamp eel         367,547 322-1,081 340 - 1,141

Pond loach         366,186 322-1,081 339 - 1,137

Yellow catfish         355,725 50-200 230 1,779 - 7,115

Largemouth black bass         353,081 680 110 519

Mandarin fish         298,057 500 115 596

Channel catfish         264,965 340-680 45 390 - 779

Chinese longsnout catfish         250,995 322-1,081 232 - 779

Japanese eel         232,622 100-250 100 930 - 2,326

Large yellow croaker         148,616 322-1,081 137 - 461

Japanese seabass         122,542 500 102 245

Snubnose pompano         110,000 322-1,081 102 - 342

Pirapatinga         108,874 500-1,000 147 109 - 218

Groupers nei         100,006 322-1,081 92 - 311

Sturgeons nei          90,828 322-1,081 84 - 282

Lefteye flounders nei          76,837 322-1,081 71 - 239

Red drum          71,697 1,000 156 72

Porgies, seabreams nei          69,795 322-1,081 65 - 217

Turbot          55,000 700-2,000 219 28 - 79

Cobia          36,867 6,000-8,000 55 5 - 6

Rainbow trout          27,335 210-5,000 155 5 - 130

Tiger pufferfish          23,372 322-1,081 22 - 73

Clearhead icefish          21,261 322-1,081 20 - 66

Amberjacks nei          20,484 322-1,081 19 - 64

Salmonoids nei          14,252 322-1,081 13 - 44

Pond smelt          13,103 322-1,081 12 - 41

Righteye flounders nei           8,618 322-1,081 8 - 27

Obscure pufferfish           5,220 322-1,081 5 - 16

Totals by estimate type:

Production (t) Estimated Numbers
(millions)

   Single species with an EMW      24,314,712 24,175 - 78,209

Totals for species with an EMW      24,314,712 24,175 - 78,209

Totals for species without EMW       4,473,897 4,138 - 13,891

Total fish production      28,788,609 28,313 - 92,101

out of total aquaculture production      61,536,375

   Source of production tonnage : FAO FishStat "Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2015 (Release date: 7th March 2017)".

Species	Production (t)	Estimated mean weight (EMW) (g)	EMWid	Generic Mean Weight (g)	Estimated Numbers (millions)
Grass carp(=White amur)	5,676,235	500-2,500	87		2,270 - 11,352
Silver carp	4,354,638	300-1,500	182		2,903 - 14,515
Bighead carp	3,359,440	500-1,500	29		2,240 - 6,719
Common carp	3,357,962	500-2,500	57		1,343 - 6,716
Carassius spp	2,912,258	150-400	535		7,281 - 19,415
Nile tilapia	1,334,482	250-800	129		1,668 - 5,338
Wuchang bream	796,830	450-500	229		1,594 - 1,771
Marine fishes nei	794,700			322-1,081	735 - 2,468
Freshwater fishes nei	601,439			322-1,081	556 - 1,867
Black carp	596,102	2,000-3,000	30		199 - 298
Snakehead	495,574			322-1,081	458 - 1,539
Amur catfish	450,064			322-1,081	416 - 1,397
Blue-Nile tilapia, hybrid	445,000			322-1,081	412 - 1,382
Asian swamp eel	367,547			322-1,081	340 - 1,141
Pond loach	366,186			322-1,081	339 - 1,137
Yellow catfish	355,725	50-200	230		1,779 - 7,115
Largemouth black bass	353,081	680	110		519
Mandarin fish	298,057	500	115		596
Channel catfish	264,965	340-680	45		390 - 779
Chinese longsnout catfish	250,995			322-1,081	232 - 779
Japanese eel	232,622	100-250	100		930 - 2,326
Large yellow croaker	148,616			322-1,081	137 - 461
Japanese seabass	122,542	500	102		245
Snubnose pompano	110,000			322-1,081	102 - 342
Pirapatinga	108,874	500-1,000	147		109 - 218
Groupers nei	100,006			322-1,081	92 - 311
Sturgeons nei	90,828			322-1,081	84 - 282
Lefteye flounders nei	76,837			322-1,081	71 - 239
Red drum	71,697	1,000	156		72
Porgies, seabreams nei	69,795			322-1,081	65 - 217
Turbot	55,000	700-2,000	219		28 - 79
Cobia	36,867	6,000-8,000	55		5 - 6
Rainbow trout	27,335	210-5,000	155		5 - 130
Tiger pufferfish	23,372			322-1,081	22 - 73
Clearhead icefish	21,261			322-1,081	20 - 66
Amberjacks nei	20,484			322-1,081	19 - 64
Salmonoids nei	14,252			322-1,081	13 - 44
Pond smelt	13,103			322-1,081	12 - 41
Righteye flounders nei	8,618			322-1,081	8 - 27
Obscure pufferfish	5,220			322-1,081	5 - 16

Totals by estimate type:
	Production (t)				Estimated Numbers (millions)
Single species with an EMW	24,314,712				24,175 - 78,209
Totals for species with an EMW	24,314,712				24,175 - 78,209
Totals for species without EMW	4,473,897				4,138 - 13,891
Total fish production	28,788,609				28,313 - 92,101
out of total aquaculture production	61,536,375