Table 4. Baitfish Production and Sales by Species - United States: 2013 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Species 
Farms 
Number 
sold 
(1,000) 
Live 
weight 
(1,000 pounds) 
Number 
per 
pound 
Sales 
Total 
($1 ,000) 
Average price 
per pound 
(dollars) 
Baitfish, total 
166 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
29,375 
(X) 
Crawfish (bait) 
28 
2,062 
53 
38.9 
193 
3.64 
Fathead minnows 
100 
621,621 
3,002 
207.1 
9,880 
3.29 
Goldfish (feeder and bait) 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Golden shiners 
53 
523,428 
6,110 
85.7 
14,286 
2.34 
Other shiners 
13 
5,093 
53 
96.7 
(D) 
(D) 
Suckers 
29 
14,179 
572 
24.8 
1,624 
2.84 
Other baitfish 
26 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
426 
(X) 
Table 5. Ornamental Fish Production and Sales by Type - United States: 2013 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Species 
Farms 
Number 
sold 
(1,000) 
Live 
weight 
(1,000 pounds) 
Number 
per 
pound 
Sales 
Total 
($1 ,000) 
Average price 
per fish 
(dollars) 
Ornamental fish, total 
285 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
41,485 
(X) 
Freshwater egg layers 
92 
70,053 
(X) 
(X) 
16,076 
0.23 
Freshwater live bearers 
80 
77,756 
(X) 
(X) 
2,927 
0.04 
Goldfish 
42 
81,336 
(X) 
(X) 
4,136 
0.05 
Koi 
149 
1,513 
(X) 
(X) 
6,898 
4.56 
Saltwater 
16 
1,056 
(X) 
(X) 
10,323 
9.77 
Other ornamental fish 
28 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,124 
(X) 
8 2013 CENSUS OF AQUACULTURE 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
