| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) |
Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African butter catfish | USA | English | AFS | No |
| African butter catfish | Global | English | FAO | No |
| African glass catfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikansk smørmalle | Denmark | Danish | Vernacular | No |
| Aglung | Sudan | Nubian | Vernacular | No |
| Asan | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Atyeno | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka and Nuer) | Vernacular | No |
| Badigiri | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Balo | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Bambui | Nigeria | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| Botter-baber | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Botterbaber | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Bou- anyi | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Butter barbel | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Butter catfish | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Butter catfish | Zambia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Butter fish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Butterfish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Butterfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Cur | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka and Nuer) | Vernacular | No |
| Dande | Malawi | Nyanja (Chichewa) | Vernacular | No |
| Doring | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Elangi | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Gada-sagbadakoe | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Gada-sofla | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Gari | Burkina Faso | Jula | Vernacular | No |
| Harya | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Hopeamonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Impata | Zambia | Bemba | Vernacular | No |
| Kanzema | Angola | Chokwe (Tshokwe) | Vernacular | No |
| Khèle | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Let | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Longre | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Lubangu | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Lupata | Zambia | Bemba | Vernacular | No |
| Mtanda | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Mystus catfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Nalanga | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Nembe | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Nzengenzenge | Sudan | Zande | Vernacular | No |
| Shilba arabie | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Shilba seefarea | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Shilbaya aravbia | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Silver barbel | Zambia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | Namibia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | Zimbabwe | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silvermal | Sweden | Swedish | Vernacular | No |
| Silwerbaber | Namibia | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Silwerbaber | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Siyɛgwɛ | Burkina Faso | Jula | Vernacular | No |
| Tasaa | Ghana | Adangme | Vernacular | No |
| Tasaa | Ghana | Ga | Vernacular | No |
| Then | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka and Nuer) | Vernacular | No |
| Tidga | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Umm dankis | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Viherkuultomonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Vihertäplälasimonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Zare | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Zeza | Angola | Lwena (Luena) | Vernacular | No |
| 尼罗河锡伯鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 尼罗龙骨鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 尼羅河錫伯鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 尼羅龍骨鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 鍚伯鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 钖伯鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |