List of commercially important fish species

Species listed here have an annual tonnage in excess of 160,000 tonnes.

This table includes mainly food fish species, but also listed are crustaceans (crabs and shrimps), cephalopods (squids and cuttlefishs), bivalves, and a reptile (softshell turtle).

Note that Oreochromis niloticus and Penaeus monodon appear twice, because substantial amounts are harvested from the wild as well as being extensively raised through aquaculture.

The 70 wild species shown in this table total 41,925,250 tonnes.

[2] The 31 cultivated species shown in this table total 45,252,999 tonnes.