| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) |
Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adewudzea | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| African catfish | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Aso | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Azu isii | Nigeria | Igbo | Vernacular | No |
| Biblique | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Bô | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Boï | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Boin | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Buhun | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Catfish | Cameroon | English | Vernacular | No |
| Catfish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Coro | Sudan | Shilluk | Vernacular | No |
| Cur | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka and Nuer) | Vernacular | No |
| Daawa | Senegal | Soninké | Vernacular | No |
| Denor | Ghana | Ga | Vernacular | No |
| Fusan | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Fussan | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Giyoko | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Kaaranxulle | Senegal | Soninké | Vernacular | No |
| Kairo | Nigeria | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| Kyrmyahmattimonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Mari | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Mudfish | Cameroon | Creole, English | Vernacular | No |
| Nexenbinne | Senegal | Soninké | Vernacular | No |
| Ngaru | Sudan | Arabic (Zande) | Vernacular | No |
| Ngaru | Sudan | Zande | Vernacular | No |
| Ngeedo | Senegal | Fulfulde, Pulaar (Pulaar) | Vernacular | No |
| Pez-gato africano | Spain | Spanish | FAO | No |
| Poisson-chat africain | France | French | FAO | No |
| Ramboshe | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Ramboshi | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Seega | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Surta | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Toruye | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| 双背鳍异鳃鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | FAO | No |
| 双背鳍异鳃鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 雙背鰭異鰓鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |