| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) |
Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiyeseni | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Abölzé | Chad | Musgu | Vernacular | No |
| Adjulom | Chad | Kibet | Vernacular | No |
| Afak | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Afak | Sierra Leone | Themne | Vernacular | No |
| African lungfish | Nigeria | English | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikanischer Lungenfisch | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikankeuhkokala | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Age | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Ahe | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Aléwa | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Badami | Cameroon | Hausa (Hausa (Sokoto)) | Vernacular | No |
| Bahník africký | Czechia | Czech | vernacular | No |
| Bahník západoafrický | Czechia | Czech | vernacular | No |
| Barko | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Bénin'gal | Chad | Kanuri (Bornou (Kanouri)) | Vernacular | No |
| Bilieï | Chad | Not specified (Gusmu) | Vernacular | No |
| Bilzé | Chad | Not specified (Gusmu) | Vernacular | No |
| Bôda | Chad | Hausa (Hausa (Sokoto)) | Vernacular | No |
| Bodami | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Boïnao | Chad | Fulfulde, Adamawa | Vernacular | No |
| Bonao | Cameroon | Fulfulde, Adamawa | Vernacular | No |
| Bopr | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Bopr | Sierra Leone | Themne | Vernacular | No |
| Buningel | Chad | Kanembu | Vernacular | No |
| Bunyi n'gel | Nigeria | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| Buryi protopter | Russia | Russian | Vernacular | No |
| Cambona | Gambia | Mandinka | Vernacular | No |
| Déolgho | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Djid | Chad | Day | Vernacular | No |
| Ebeshene | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Ebiesieni | Nigeria | Ijo (Ijaw) | Vernacular | No |
| Ebii | Nigeria | Igbo | Vernacular | No |
| Edan | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Élé | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Éli | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Élin'g | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Fuhon' | Chad | Miltu | Vernacular | No |
| Furman'gô | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Gaiwa | Ghana | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Gaiwa | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Gaiwa chi jikinki | Ghana | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Galam | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Gbokoso | Nigeria | Busa | Vernacular | No |
| Geji | Nigeria | Laru | Vernacular | No |
| Gélam | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Gôda | Chad | Hausa (Hausa (Sokoto)) | Vernacular | No |
| Grumagüi | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Grumangwa | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Gurman'güi | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Hemei | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Hemei | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Hichino | Nigeria | Reshe | Vernacular | No |
| Hiyem | Chad | Musgu | Vernacular | No |
| Juala | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Kala | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Kalam | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Kandjikur | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Kerdé | Chad | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Kifi ntabo | Cameroon | Hausa (Hausa (Sokoto)) | Vernacular | No |
| Koussou | Chad | Gambai (Ngambay) | Vernacular | No |
| Kuri | Central Afr. Rp | Gbaya-Bossangoa | Vernacular | No |
| Kurmadji | Chad | Gambai | Vernacular | No |
| Kuru | Chad | Miltu | Vernacular | No |
| Kuru | Chad | Sarua | Vernacular | No |
| Kuta | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Kutha | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Kutha | Sierra Leone | Limba, west-central | Vernacular | No |
| Kwono | Mali | Bozo | Vernacular | No |
| Lô an'di | Chad | Kabalai | Vernacular | No |
| Longvis | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Lungfish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Lungfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Lungfish | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mai mama | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Mamba | Kenya | Pokomo | Vernacular | No |
| Mamba | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Maoundé | Mali | Bambara | Vernacular | No |
| Mboïnadji | Cameroon | Fulfulde, Adamawa | Vernacular | No |
| Mboïnao | Chad | Fulfulde, Adamawa | Vernacular | No |
| Mõ | Burkina Faso | Samo, Southern | Vernacular | No |
| Moko | Burkina Faso | Bissa | Vernacular | No |
| Momõ | Burkina Faso | Samo, Southern | Vernacular | No |
| Morvîîni | Chad | Mundang | Vernacular | No |
| Mudfish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mukedum | Chad | Musgu | Vernacular | No |
| Ndorgoe | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Ndorgoe | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Nkwi | Chad | Kaba | Vernacular | No |
| Nsompo | Zambia | Bemba | Vernacular | No |
| Oseïm' | Chad | Masana | Vernacular | No |
| Osweïn' | Chad | Masana | Vernacular | No |
| Prapletwiec brunatny a. skrzelec | Poland | Polish | Vernacular | No |
| Reoolgo | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Ruuge ürguim | Estonia | Estonian | Vernacular | No |
| Séla | Chad | Niellim | Vernacular | No |
| Sésol | Chad | Tunya | Vernacular | No |
| Shéla | Chad | Niellim | Vernacular | No |
| Sîla | Chad | Niellim | Vernacular | No |
| Sina | Mali | Songhay, Koyra Chiini (Songhay) | Vernacular | No |
| Slamfisk | Sweden | Swedish | Vernacular | No |
| Sohalgayigo | Chad | Bua | Vernacular | No |
| Sohéla | Chad | Bua | Vernacular | No |
| Soïta | Chad | Masana | Vernacular | No |
| Tana lungfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Teilegei | Chad | Kera | Vernacular | No |
| Tifohör | Chad | Tupuri | Vernacular | No |
| Tiföré | Chad | Tupuri | Vernacular | No |
| Tonzi | Kenya | Giryama | Vernacular | No |
| Touba | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Tulamkoya | Chad | Buduma | Vernacular | No |
| Tulamkuyaya | Chad | Kanembu | Vernacular | No |
| Tupu-nyei | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Tupu-nyei | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Turun' | Chad | Gadang | Vernacular | No |
| Um koro | Sudan | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Uron'dô | Chad | Boor | Vernacular | No |
| Vestafrikansk lungefisk | Denmark | Danish | Vernacular | No |
| Vomgboi | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Vomgboli | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| West African lungfish | USA | English | AFS | No |
| West African lungfish | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Westafrikanischer Lungenfisch | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Wõndo | Mali | Bambara | Vernacular | No |
| Woodo | Burkina Faso | Jula | Vernacular | No |
| Yenshi | Nigeria | Lopa | Vernacular | No |
| 非洲肺魚 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 非洲肺鱼 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |