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FAO Capture Production in America, South - Inland waters (t)     n = 117
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Aequidens rivulatus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arapaima gigas
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arapaima gigas
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Astronotus ocellatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Astronotus spp
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Astyanax fasciatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atherinidae
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 200 200 200 200 200 400 1,095 1,146 1,282 2,070
Brachyplatystoma flavicans
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brachyplatystoma vaillanti
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brycon dentex
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brycon orbignyanus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman crocodilus
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman crocodilus
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50,000 30,000 0
Caiman crocodilus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman crocodilus
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,002 111,879
Caiman crocodilus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 9,111 80,360 158,190 57,085 45,700 47,013 7,000
Caiman crocodilus
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman crocodilus
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104,260 153,032 138,684
Caiman latirostris
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caiman latirostris
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Characidae
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 4,685 6,444 13,266 12,561 5,709 6,937 3,982 4,440 6,160 7,350
Characidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 72,155 85,168 97,271 85,998 103,026 97,787 97,731 105,502 93,232 95,423
Characidae
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 28,630 26,793 19,076 16,908 29,063 24,978 28,701 29,324 31,611 17,739
Characidae
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 700 1,000 2,000 4,000 3,100 3,100 3,400
Characidae
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 238 271 138 28 326 576 588 1,010 117 204
Characidae
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,059 4,442 3,549 6,508 7,588 4,388 5,621 9,189 10,936 8,639
Cherax quadricarinatus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cichlidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 7,784 8,695 9,571 10,411 9,976 11,233 14,583 16,323 14,424 14,763
Clupeoidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colossoma macropomum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colossoma macropomum
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus acutus
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crocodylus niloticus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crustacea
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 9 0 0 0 15 9 8 9
Curimata cyprinoides
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinidae
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 65 128 105 174 175 214 146 109 96 99
Cyprinus carpio
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 606
Cyprinus carpio
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cyprinus carpio
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplias aimara
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplias malabaricus
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoplias microlepis
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inia geoffrensis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leporellus vittatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leporinus obtusidens
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lophiosilurus alexandri
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loricaria cataphracta
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luciopimelodus pati
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luciopimelodus pati
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lycengraulis grossidens
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 80 4 8 0 4 0 7 0 5 110
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Macrobrachium spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 9,854 10,118 10,394 10,513 8,416 9,751 9,578 7,562 6,524 6,592
Melanosuchus niger
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metynnis argenteus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odontesthes bonariensis
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 250 150 210 145 100 100
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 50 50 70 60 50 50 32 5 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 79 119 91 0 2 5 5
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 9,442 7,897 6,848 6,571 7,724 9,875 10,226 12,331 10,897 11,153
Oreochromis niloticus
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 886 592 428 249 157 344 450 266 350 341
Osteichthyes
Bolivia (Plurinat.State)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 4,129 5,367 3,835 3,845 3,855 3,720 2,744 3,075 3,050 3,000
Osteichthyes
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 33,659 29,394 24,785 26,438 24,263 21,505 28,979 30,504 23,538 31,898
Osteichthyes
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 10,473 13,076 22,161 15,716 16,215 16,300 20,632 24,764 10,086 14,811
Osteichthyes
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 206 326 524 845 994 867 900 900 578 578
Osteichthyes
French Guiana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osteichthyes
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 681 681 681 800 800 800 800 800 800 800
Osteichthyes
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 3,300 3,350 3,400 1,400 2,000 2,500 3,000 2,300 2,300 2,500
Osteichthyes
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 12,538 16,974 17,357 33,019 29,732 27,791 32,548 36,378 39,427 33,799
Osteichthyes
Suriname
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 71 70 82 217 145 228 109 107 126 350
Osteichthyes
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 14 21 17 6 33 43 125 84 65 40
Osteichthyes
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,452 4,553 6,517 6,992 7,810 6,804 7,902 6,992 8,062 8,156
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palaemonidae
Chile
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 21
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paleosuchus trigonatus
Guyana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pellona flavipinnis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Piaractus brachypomus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Piaractus brachypomus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pimelodus maculatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Platydoras costatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus reticulatus
Peru
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus spp
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus spp
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prochilodus spp
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudocurimata boulengeri
Ecuador
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pseudoplatystoma spp
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rana spp
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salminus brasiliensis
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salminus brasiliensis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salmo trutta
Falkland Is.(Malvinas)
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schizodon fasciatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semaprochilodus insignis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siluroidei
Argentina
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 2,756 2,649 1,693 1,784 3,416 2,284 4,176 3,084 3,980 2,900
Siluroidei
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 51,314 50,619 51,881 56,647 47,339 50,165 51,897 47,322 41,818 42,801
Siluroidei
Colombia
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 7,603 7,591 7,424 12,273 8,076 6,430 5,733 6,981 6,981 3,563
Siluroidei
Paraguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 1,400 2,000 3,000 6,000 4,600 4,600 5,100
Siluroidei
Uruguay
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 60 29 31 23 76 41 37 23 18 18
Siluroidei
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 5,422 4,351 4,932 6,509 5,675 4,978 6,363 11,260 11,712 5,961
Sorubim lima
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sotalia fluviatilis
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sotalia fluviatilis
French Guiana
3 - America, South - Inland waters (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Synbranchus marmoratus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Testudinata
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 30 39 55 14 64 57 8 5 4 4
Testudinata
Venezuela, Boliv Rep of
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 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
Triportheus angulatus
Brazil
3 - America, South - Inland waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 276,806 289,853 306,253 318,874 326,212 316,231 348,910 369,637 336,004 324,899

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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