Table 6.8b. Ranking by genus/species based on number of identified specimens from Kom el-Hisn and other Neolithic, Early Dynastic, and Dynastic sites. Data other than that from Kom el-Hisn is from von den Driesch 1986.
| Rank | ||||||
| Site | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Kom el-Hisn | Tilapia | Synodontis | Sparus | Bagrus | Polypterus | Clarias |
| Merimde | Clarias | Synodontis | Tilapia | Polypterus | Lates | Bagrus |
| Minshat | Tilapia | Synodontis | Lates | Clarias | Mugil | Sparus |
| Tell el-Dab'a | Clarias | Lates | Tilapia | Synodontis | Bagrus | Mugil |
| Ma'adi | Synodontis | Lates | Tilapia | Clarias | Bagrus | |
| Qasr el-Sagha | Tilapia | Clarias | Lates | Synodontis | Bagrus | |
| Elephantine (necropolis) | Synodontis | Lates | Bagrus | Hydrocyon | Labeo | Barbus |