| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) |
Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab chanap | Chad | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Abagun | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Aboro | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Aboushanap | Cameroon | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Abu shanad | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Adwar | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka) | Vernacular | No |
| Adwar | Sudan | Shilluk | Vernacular | No |
| Alau | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka) | Vernacular | No |
| Asa-oboro | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Bandjaho | Cameroon | Tupuri | Vernacular | No |
| Bawe | Cameroon | Bata | Vernacular | No |
| Bayad | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Bobo | Cameroon | Dama | Vernacular | No |
| Cat-fish | Uganda | English | Vernacular | No |
| Catfish | UK | English | Vernacular | No |
| Daï | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Damalo | Cameroon | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| De | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Deïng | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Dinko | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Doya | Cameroon | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Doza | Cameroon | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Dushko | Sudan | Nubian | Vernacular | No |
| Ebiti | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Fergus | Ethiopia | Amharic | Vernacular | No |
| Ganda | Uganda | Ganda | Vernacular | No |
| Iko | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Kabaroce | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Kabarus | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Kibogobogo | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Kuilsiuugu | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Lam | Sudan | Nuer | Vernacular | No |
| Lazeou | Cameroon | Fulfulde, Pulaar | Vernacular | No |
| Lazio | Cameroon | Fulfulde, Pulaar | Vernacular | No |
| Lisi | Kenya | El Molo | Vernacular | No |
| Lisi | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Loruk | Kenya | Turkana | Vernacular | No |
| Male belly up | Cameroon | Creole, English | Vernacular | No |
| Malou | Cameroon | Musgu | Vernacular | No |
| Mbofu | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Mboli | Uganda | Kenyi (Lunyoro, Luruli, Lunyara and Ludope) | Vernacular | No |
| Melagenna | Cameroon | Masana | Vernacular | No |
| Mésigélé | Cameroon | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Mpono | Congo Dem Rp | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Ndarka | Cameroon | Jukun Takum (Djoukoun) | Vernacular | No |
| Niilimonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Niilinjuovamonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Nilwels | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Njoka | Cameroon | Dama | Vernacular | No |
| Nzarou | Cameroon | Dama | Vernacular | No |
| Obanga | Uganda | Lango | Vernacular | No |
| Omukocho | Uganda | Konzo | Vernacular | No |
| Omukora | Uganda | Nyankore | Vernacular | No |
| Oreko | Uganda | Gungu | Vernacular | No |
| Ragon ruwa | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Safdu baleeru | Senegal | Fulfulde, Pulaar (Pulaar) | Vernacular | No |
| Samufin | Burkina Faso | Jula | Vernacular | No |
| Schweinewels | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Semutundu | Uganda | Chiga (Kiga) | Vernacular | No |
| Semutundu | Uganda | Nyoro (Lunyoro and Luruli) | Vernacular | No |
| Semutundu | Uganda | Ruuli | Vernacular | No |
| Semutundu | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Semutundu | USA | English | AFS | No |
| Semutundu | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Seu | Kenya | Luo | Vernacular | No |
| Sew | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Sewu | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Sewu | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Shambami | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Sihin sou | Cameroon | Mundang | Vernacular | No |
| Silanne | Senegal | Soninké | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | Cameroon | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silver catfish | Nigeria | English | Vernacular | No |
| Ssemutundu | Uganda | Chiga (Kiga) | Vernacular | No |
| Sudan catfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Wallouce | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Wawe | Cameroon | Bata | Vernacular | No |
| Waza | Cameroon | Mambai | Vernacular | No |
| Woulo segayo | Cameroon | Kotoko | Vernacular | No |
| Yalefo | Ghana | Adangme | Vernacular | No |
| Yalefo | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Yalefo | Ghana | Ga | Vernacular | No |
| Yerengirimo | Sudan | Zande | Vernacular | No |
| 多克玛鲿 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 多克瑪鱨 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |