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List of major Finfish produced through aquaculture in the world.
As per FAO “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018” (SOFIA-2018) aquaculture production in 2016 comprised 80.0 million tonnes of food fish. Aquaculture food fish production comprised 54.1 million tonnes of finfish. Major 10 fish species produced in world aquaculture-2016 are given below. Among IMC two fish are in the top 10 list.
Fisheries produced through aquaculture in the world
1.Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Contribution of total production:-11%
2. Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). Contribution of total production:-10%
3. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Contribution of total production:-8%
4. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Contribution of total production:-8%
5. Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis). Contribution of total production:-7%
6. Carassius spp. Contribution of total production:-6%
7. Catla (Catla catla):- Contribution of total production:-6%
8. Freshwater fishes nei, Osteichthyes :- Contribution of total production:-4%
9. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar):- Contribution of total production:-4%
10. Rohu (Labeo rohita) : Contribution of total
production:-3%
Fisheries produced through aquaculture in the world
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