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FAO Aquaculture Production in Nigeria (t)     n = 23
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Scientific name Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Bagrus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 61
183		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Channa spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 50
63		 825
1,073		 800
2,200		 800
2,200		 200
560		 200
560		 0
0		 595
1,666		 1,168
3,154		 843
2,276
Characidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 116
348		 130
390		 1,606
3,533		 872
2,180		 503
1,258
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 438
657		 893
1,429		 570
2,086		 600
2,160		 700
2,520		 700
2,520		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 2
5
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 720
2,635		 700
2,520		 800
2,880		 800
2,880		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Citharinus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 84
210		 91
228		 1,075
2,150		 990
1,980		 690
1,587
Clarias gariepinus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 3,850
11,743		 3,500
10,850		 3,600
10,800		 4,000
12,000		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Clarias spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 20
61		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Clarias spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 1,533
1,840		 4,999
5,999		 1,000
3,050		 1,500
4,500		 1,500
4,500		 592
2,072		 6,786
20,358		 7,064
21,192		 4,083
12,657		 2,173
6,954
Cyprinidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 511
767		 111
178		 800
1,952		 800
1,960		 700
1,750		 521
1,329		 7,337
14,674		 1,555
3,732		 496
1,290		 143
386
Distichodus spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 434
998
Gymnarchus niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 45
122		 58
157		 459
1,193		 984
2,460		 646
1,615
Hepsetus odoe
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 305
824		 781
1,953		 508
1,270
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 41
123		 12
36		 337
944		 1,190
2,975		 627
1,693
Lutjanus spp
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 207
621		 767
2,685		 700
2,450		 900
3,150		 900
3,150		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Mugilidae
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 20
30		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Mugilidae
Nigeria 		34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central (t)
(US$'000)		 288
374		 1,512
2,117		 225
338		 200
300		 230
345		 230
345		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 2,580
4,721		 2,500
4,500		 1,800
3,600		 1,800
3,420		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Oreochromis (=Tilapia) spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 3,795
4,554		 1,962
2,551		 4,945
9,049		 5,000
9,000		 3,700
7,400		 4,220
8,018		 3,259
6,518		 4,978
9,458		 4,471
8,495		 1,589
3,337
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 86
262		 90
270		 100
300		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
Osteichthyes
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 440
880		 3,912
7,824		 325
991		 300
900		 400
1,200		 2,029
5,073		 1,494
4,183		 2,061
5,153		 3,132
6,264		 12,129
21,832
Papyrocranus afer
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 495
891		 289
520
Synodontis spp
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t)
(US$'000)		 0
0		 612
979		 80
220		 100
275		 200
560		 47
136		 51
148		 898
1,796		 846
1,692		 479
1,102
Total: 7,055
0		 15,033
0		 16,788
0		 16,790
0		 14,830
0		 16,386
0		 19,218
0		 20,933
0		 19,508
0		 21,055
0
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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