Top Congo Fish Catches

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	Freshwater fishes nei	39,208
2	Round sardinella	7,529
3	Marine fishes nei	2,039
4	Largehead hairtail	1,925
5	Bigeye grunt	1,274
6	Madeiran sardinella	1,087
7	Bonga shad	1,086
8	Mojarras, etc. nei	896
9	West African croakers nei	806
10	Dentex nei	541
11	Boe drum	499
12	Flyingfishes nei	472
13	Royal threadfin	470
14	Hammerhead sharks, etc. nei	448
15	Tonguefishes	410
16	West African ilisha	382
17	Bearded brotula	327
18	Sea catfishes nei	326
19	Conger eels, etc. nei	302
20	Canary drum(=Baardman)	256
21	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	246
22	Cunene horse mackerel	231
23	Sardinellas nei	226
24	Atlantic bumper	224
25	Jacks, crevalles nei	220
26	Requiem sharks nei	217
27	African moonfish	214
28	Lesser African threadfin	204
29	Penaeus shrimps nei	189
30	Deep-water rose shrimp	165
31	Red pandora	148
32	Atlantic bonito	127
33	Mullets nei	121
34	Blue butterfish	116
35	Groupers nei	115
36	African sicklefish	111
37	Snappers nei	107
38	Frigate tuna	87
39	Barracudas nei	85
39	Atlantic chub mackerel	85
41	Marine crabs nei	83
42	Tuna-like fishes nei	54
43	Giant African threadfin	38
44	Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei	33
44	Guitarfishes, etc. nei	33
46	Parrotfishes nei	31
48	Sompat grunt	30
48	Gurnards, searobins nei	30
48	Triggerfishes, durgons nei	30
48	Southern meagre(=Mulloway)	30

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.