Top fish catches in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Fish Species | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spectacled caiman | 414,092 |
| 2 | Yellowfin tuna | 27,645 |
| 3 | Skipjack tuna | 20,374 |
| 4 | Tuna-like fishes nei | 9,580 |
| 5 | Prochilods nei | 8,755 |
| 6 | Freshwater fishes nei | 3,165 |
| 7 | Bigeye tuna | 2,431 |
| 8 | Marine fishes nei | 1,930 |
| 9 | Pacific sierra | 1,645 |
| 10 | Blue runner | 1,590 |
| 11 | Carangids nei | 1,225 |
| 12 | Pacific seabob | 1,170 |
| 13 | Freshwater siluroids nei | 1,165 |
| 14 | American crocodile | 1,100 |
| 15 | Croakers, drums nei | 1,010 |
| 16 | Crevalle jack | 855 |
| 17 | Nile tilapia | 795 |
| 18 | Sorubims nei | 765 |
| 19 | Whitefin weakfish | 730 |
| 20 | Gilded catfish | 700 |
| 21 | Chili sea catfish | 665 |
| 22 | Trahira | 655 |
| 22 | Cachema weakfish | 655 |
| 24 | Armed snook | 615 |
| 25 | Red sea catfish | 595 |
| 26 | Chilhuil sea catfish | 570 |
| 27 | Spotted rose snapper | 530 |
| 28 | Cichlids nei | 515 |
| 29 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 470 |
| 30 | Parassi mullet | 410 |
| 31 | Atlantic seabob | 405 |
| 32 | Western white shrimp | 375 |
| 33 | Capaz | 370 |
| 34 | White grunt | 365 |
| 35 | Pacific red snapper | 360 |
| 35 | Flathead grey mullet | 360 |
| 37 | Black skipjack | 355 |
| 38 | Mullets nei | 350 |
| 38 | Slobbering catfish | 350 |
| 40 | Laulao catfish | 335 |
| 41 | Blackfin snook | 325 |
| 42 | Black ark | 315 |
| 42 | Mexican barracuda | 315 |
| 44 | Green jack | 280 |
| 45 | Characins nei | 275 |
| 46 | Titi shrimp | 270 |
| 46 | Peruvian moonfish | 270 |
| 48 | Flatwhiskered catfish | 265 |
| 49 | Atlantic thread herring | 255 |
| 50 | Arapaima | 230 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.