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FAO Capture Production in America, South - Inland waters (t)     n = 117
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Aequidens rivulatus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 48 39 70
Arapaima gigas
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 427 411 413 1,228 1,237 1,249 1,315 1,206 1,253 1,262
Arapaima gigas
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 273 204 155 225 169 171 374 246 232 326 258 227
Astronotus ocellatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,040 1,870 1,943 1,957
Astronotus spp
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 188 183 213 186 218 273 254 430 394 574 653 452
Astyanax fasciatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 427 461 901 1,032 953 938 1,153 1,056 1,098 1,068
Atherinidae
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 850 760 800 860 888 850 880 919 963 1,000 750 167
Brachyplatystoma flavicans
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 12,229 12,553 16,607 16,946 20,057 19,556 11,599 11,377 15,094 13,835 14,379 14,486
Brachyplatystoma vaillanti
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 18,642 23,126 24,149 19,698 22,547 21,284 28,195 23,557 25,830 23,676 24,607 24,789
Brycon dentex
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 15 45 32 49
Brycon orbignyanus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 9
Caiman crocodilus
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 1 1,291 2,883 6,083 3,851 10,204 4,391 3,159
Caiman crocodilus
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 28,170 31,018 43,528 36,299 51,330 44,443 49,115 54,588 27,885 24,192 33,663
Caiman crocodilus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 8,286 1,253 6,048 12,851 7,004 620 673 10,254 7,016 9,114 1,101 9,036
Caiman crocodilus
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 832,203 704,313 540,579 555,719 612,041 601,958 974,721 673,062 532,394 405,386 647,565 638,903
Caiman crocodilus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 9,880 5,917 8,222 3,124 3,310 2,301 3,720 16,707 23,700 28,000 19,749 28,058
Caiman crocodilus
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 9,750 3,793 8,373 4,409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman crocodilus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 23,655 19,215 20,349 33,942 63,902 58,346 60,864 23,201 15,489 16,246 13,652 27,797
Caiman latirostris
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 90 165 215 2,752 1,652 1,125 987 342 1,901 2,973
Caiman latirostris
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 10 0 50 0 0 0 5 0
Characidae
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 4,000 1,557 1,000 1,515 1,737 3,927 5,258 3,349 713 0 0 0
Characidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 45,309 49,491 21,519 22,094 19,460 20,569 23,584 23,760 9,222 8,454 14,725 14,864
Characidae
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 13,435 8,667 13,435 14,779 13,704 6,847 7,400 8,000 8,700 9,426 6,664 10,645
Characidae
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 10,000 9,000 8,700 8,400 8,100 7,800 7,500 7,200 6,900 6,600 6,300 6,000
Characidae
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 1,690 107 260 318 1,760 1,600 444 241 503 0 0 0
Characidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,773 2,978 4,014 6,198 6,730 3,660 6,100 4,550 3,110 4,220 3,430 3,500
Cherax quadricarinatus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 95 84 114 74 86
Cichlidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 8,435 13,534 12,029 11,921 13,733 14,371 16,921 15,085 14,365 13,168 13,693 13,794
Clupeoidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 287 200 183 275 270 150 240 180 120 170 140 150
Colossoma macropomum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 4,965 3,789 4,096 3,206 3,372 3,342 4,562 4,565 4,413 4,045 4,204 4,235
Colossoma macropomum
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 963 904 675 605 900 315 381 403 461 423 425 346
Crocodylus acutus
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 100 0 130 30 128 9 250 367 10 200 1,192
Crocodylus niloticus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 1,477 50 0 1 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curimata cyprinoides
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 4,972 4,810 5,068 5,358 5,101 4,977 5,468 5,012 5,209 5,248
Cyprinidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 355 390 406 430 441 447 440 440 470 430 448 451
Cyprinus carpio
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 494 633 306
Cyprinus carpio
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 16 16 15 14 12 11 13 12 12 13
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 330 302 314 316
Hoplias aimara
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 7,404 8,189 9,232 10,038 9,865 9,205 10,309 9,450 9,821 9,894
Hoplias malabaricus
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 308 1,277
Hoplias microlepis
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 32 38 57 44 58
Inia geoffrensis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 78 0 50 150 154 0 0 1,652 0 0 0 3
Leporellus vittatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,418 1,300 1,351 1,361
Leporinus obtusidens
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 1 669
Lophiosilurus alexandri
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 599 549 571 575
Loricaria cataphracta
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 618 567 589 593
Luciopimelodus pati
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226 315 241
Luciopimelodus pati
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Lycengraulis grossidens
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macrobrachium spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 2,437 3,671 2,820 3,648 6,317 5,242 5,127 6,612 6,022 5,520 5,737 5,779
Melanosuchus niger
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0
Metynnis argenteus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 11,661 11,485 11,153 10,858 10,766 11,090 11,591 10,624 11,042 11,124
Odontesthes bonariensis
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 0 444
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 345 280 197 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 220 191 380 467 456 360 351 368 266 283 291 399
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 186 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 7,893 8,146 8,734 8,238 8,461 9,164 9,328 9,978 10,088 9,247 9,610 9,682
Oreochromis niloticus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 18 27 22 43
Osteichthyes
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 6,228 0 102 0 0 181 352 60 107 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 4,911 4,900 5,303 5,615 5,548 5,510 5,200 4,851 5,787 6,568 6,196 6,510
Osteichthyes
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 15,473 18,852 20,152 17,964 19,022 15,425 14,413 14,491 20,870 19,129 25,926 25,001
Osteichthyes
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,999 7,320 5,999 6,599 6,119 5,220 4,300 3,400 2,500 1,730 3,082 3,797
Osteichthyes
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 350 350 300 300 250 250 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
French Guiana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800
Osteichthyes
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,000 4,000 3,900 3,800 3,700 3,600 3,500 3,400 3,300 3,200 3,100 3,000
Osteichthyes
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 19,344 22,568 17,941 20,577 23,800 27,569 30,613 28,727 31,438 31,130 32,816 26,412
Osteichthyes
Suriname
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 200 200 200 222 242 218 200 350 350 420 560 560
Osteichthyes
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 312 254 39 114 149 130 1,588 901 37 801 1,048 1,000
Osteichthyes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 13,778 20,430 13,842 11,270 16,966 9,209 15,372 11,476 7,852 10,656 8,654 8,800
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 1,791 1,621 1,644 1,622 1,679 1,817 1,813 1,662 1,727 1,740
Palaemonidae
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 409 476 486 370 369 383 377 384 443 409 392 432
Paleosuchus trigonatus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 270 423 500 312 269 395 428 570 357 322 541 299
Pellona flavipinnis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 139 746 456 556 748 124 41 42 74 67 70 70
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 758 695 723 728
Piaractus brachypomus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 2,344 1,493 2,016 1,999 2,130 2,304 2,279 2,089 2,238 2,202
Piaractus brachypomus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 324 487 471 419 440 551 363 309 298 510 290 211
Pimelodus maculatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 29 30 30
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 10,335 10,326 13,611 10,142 12,270 12,792 12,244 12,030 13,132 12,037 0 0
Platydoras costatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 486 177 364 268 196 185 230 211 219 221
Prochilodus reticulatus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 10,942 11,220 10,133 10,461 11,705 10,957 5,130 12,150 12,323 12,474 9,635 8,719
Prochilodus spp
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 19,000 13,687 17,096 24,876 31,879 29,396 27,522 15,602 10,084 14,839 13,999 15,164
Prochilodus spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 33,148 40,741 30,839 30,792 29,091 27,258 28,706 28,301 29,845 27,356 28,432 28,643
Prochilodus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 9,613 6,743 14,061 11,081 13,730 7,460 12,440 9,290 6,340 8,600 7,000 7,150
Pseudocurimata boulengeri
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 36 30 47 34 56
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,145 1,966 8,688 8,753
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,090 999 1,038 1,046
Pseudoplatystoma spp
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 105 7
Rana spp
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 7 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Salminus brasiliensis
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 135
Salminus brasiliensis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,319 3,042 3,162 3,185
Salmo trutta
Falkland Is.(Malvinas)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Schizodon fasciatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,430 4,977 5,173 5,211
Semaprochilodus insignis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 12,941 11,924 16,529 15,067 16,153 17,474 17,252 15,813 16,435 16,557
Siluroidei
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 1,100 292 276 205 287 498 485 684 342 40 82 55
Siluroidei
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 39,799 35,067 38,065 38,238 40,214 43,428 44,578 40,080 38,832 35,596 30,015 30,337
Siluroidei
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 8,303 10,545 8,304 9,134 8,469 7,224 8,300 9,400 10,500 11,530 11,303 10,479
Siluroidei
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 13,000 12,000 11,600 11,200 10,800 10,400 10,000 9,600 9,200 8,800 8,400 8,000
Siluroidei
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 293 81 83 115 421 400 104 58 80 0 0 0
Siluroidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 6,226 8,967 8,675 15,451 16,150 8,780 14,640 10,920 7,460 10,120 8,240 8,400
Sorubim lima
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 222 231 154
Sotalia fluviatilis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 11 4 18 87 61 15 16 21 0 0 0 1
Sotalia fluviatilis
French Guiana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synbranchus marmoratus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 33 34 35
Testudinata
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trichechus inunguis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triportheus angulatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 3,454 3,081 3,024 2,940 3,402 3,634 3,533 3,239 3,366 3,391
Total: 363,007 370,494 388,953 393,743 432,489 397,742 421,566 391,291 392,640 386,450 383,848 383,190

Note: If marine mammals and crocodiles are included in this list they are not accounted for in the Totals because they are reported in numbers and not in tonnes.

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