MAJOR FINFISH SPECIES CULTIVATED IN WORLD AQUACULTURE.

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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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Credits: Dr. Mohd Ashraf Rather, Assistant Professor, SKUAST-K