Table 1 Animal species important to aquaculture, ranked by contribution in percent to world finfish production (FAO 2020; contributions do not add to 100% because species groups are not here included), and traits approached using genome editing

Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus

10.5

X

Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

8.8

Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

8.3

X

X

Common carp, Cyprinus carpio

7.7

X

Bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

5.8

Catla, Catla catla

5.6

Crucian carps, Carassius spp.

5.1

Coloration

Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

4.5

X

Coloration, fatty acid metabolism

Striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

4.3

Rohu, Labeo rohita

3.7

X

Milkfish, Chanos chanos

2.4

Torpedo-shaped catfishes, Clarias spp.

2.3

Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

1.6

X

Wuchang bream, Megalobrama amblycephala

1.4

Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus

1.3

Yellow catfish, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco

0.9

X

Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

–

X

X

X

Large-scale loach, Paramisgurnus dabryanus

–

Coloration

Olive flounder, Paralichtyhs olivaceaous

–

X

Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalus

–

Swimming behavior

Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

–

Myosin function

Red sea bream, Pagrus major

–

X

Ridgetail white prawn, Exopalaemon carinicauda

–

Chitinase function

Southern catfish, Silurus meridionalus

–

X

Tiger pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes

–

X