| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) |
Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalbüschelwels | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Abu shanab | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| African catfish | Bangladesh | English | Vernacular | No |
| African mushi | India | Malayalam | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikaanse meerval | Netherlands | Dutch | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikanischer Raubwels | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikansk ålemalle | Denmark | Danish | Vernacular | No |
| Afrikansk Vandrarmal | Sweden | Swedish | Vernacular | No |
| Ambaazaa | Ethiopia | Oromo | Vernacular | No |
| Ambaza | Ethiopia | Amharic | Vernacular | No |
| Andouma | Gabon | Fang | Vernacular | No |
| Arira | Nigeria | Igbo | Vernacular | No |
| Aro | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Attek | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka) | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre-africano | Brazil | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Balbout | Chad | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Baleewu | Senegal | Fulfulde, Pulaar (Pulaar) | Vernacular | No |
| Bambara | Senegal | Wolof (Niéghé) | Vernacular | No |
| Barbel | UK | English | Vernacular | No |
| Barbel | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Bavhuri | South Africa | Venda | Vernacular | No |
| Betakay | Ethiopia | Tigrigna | Vernacular | No |
| Betekay | Uganda | Tigrigna | Vernacular | No |
| Bokalo | Congo Dem Rp | Kele (Ya Okandja) | Vernacular | No |
| Bokalo | Congo Dem Rp | Lombo (Olombo) | Vernacular | No |
| Bombe | Malawi | Nyanja | Vernacular | No |
| Bombe | Malawi | Yao | Vernacular | No |
| Bomu | Malawi | Nyanja | Vernacular | No |
| Bomu | Malawi | Tonga | Vernacular | No |
| Bomu | Malawi | Tumbuka | Vernacular | No |
| Bwituka | Malawi | Tonga | Vernacular | No |
| Cá Trê Phi | Viet Nam | Vietnamese | Vernacular | No |
| Catfish | UK | English | Vernacular | No |
| Catfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Chibomu | Malawi | Tonga | Vernacular | No |
| Chibomu | Malawi | Tumbuka | Vernacular | No |
| Cik | Sudan | Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka) | Vernacular | No |
| Cogo | Sudan | Shilluk | Vernacular | No |
| Common catfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Common catfish | Rwanda | English | Vernacular | No |
| Common catfish | Tanzania | English | Vernacular | No |
| Dera | Kenya | Luo | Vernacular | No |
| Ejengi | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Eyisombi | Uganda | Konzo | Vernacular | No |
| Fihi | Congo Dem Rp | So (Eso) | Vernacular | No |
| Garmut | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Gol | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Gwol | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Harlei | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Hartei | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Ifiki | Congo Dem Rp | Kele (Ya Wembe) | Vernacular | No |
| Ifutoli | Congo Dem Rp | Kele (Ya Wembe) | Vernacular | No |
| Ikakalo | Congo Dem Rp | Kele (Ya Okandja) | Vernacular | No |
| Imunu | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Inkube | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Ishonzi | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Isombi | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Jättikonnamonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Kabambare | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Kambale | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Kambale Mumi | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Kambali | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Kambali | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Kamongo | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Karabalık | Turkey | Turkish | Vernacular | No |
| Karmut | Egypt | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Kemudu | Nigeria | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| Keříčkovec jihoafrický | Czechia | Czech | Vernacular | No |
| Key asa | Ethiopia | Amharic | Vernacular | No |
| Kiemensackwels | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |
| Klarias | Greece | Greek | Vernacular | No |
| Klarias | Poland | Polish | Vernacular | No |
| Kopito | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Kopito | Kenya | Samburu | Vernacular | No |
| Kor | Sudan | Nubian | Vernacular | No |
| Lokate | Kenya | El Molo | Vernacular | No |
| Macharufu | Kenya | Meru | Vernacular | No |
| Male | Uganda | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Mangwana | Namibia | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Mburi | Angola | Lwena (Luena) | Vernacular | No |
| Mlamba | Malawi | Nyanja (Chichewa) | Vernacular | No |
| Mlamba | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Mudfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mudfish | Rwanda | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mudfish | UK | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mulonge | Zambia | Bemba | Vernacular | No |
| Mumi | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Mumi | Tanzania | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Muta | Zambia | Bemba | Vernacular | No |
| Namazu | Japan | Japanese | Vernacular | No |
| Ndombe | Zambia | Lozi | Vernacular | No |
| Ndombe-Mbundamusheke | Namibia | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Nisu | Kenya | Pokomo | Vernacular | No |
| North African catfish | Turkey | English | Vernacular | No |
| North African catfish | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Nsomba | Mozambique | Sena | Vernacular | No |
| Obito | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Ongala | Kenya | Luo | Vernacular | No |
| Pet cick | Sudan | Nuer | Vernacular | No |
| Pet der | Sudan | Nuer | Vernacular | No |
| Pez-gato | Spain | Spanish | FAO | No |
| Poisson-chat nord-africain | France | French | FAO | No |
| Sekiz bıyık | Turkey | Turkish | Vernacular | No |
| Sfamnun matzui | Israel | Hebrew | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Lesotho | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Malawi | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Namibia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Rwanda | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Zimbabwe | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Tanzania | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | USA | English | AFS | No |
| Sharptooth catfish | Zambia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Sharptoothed catfish | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Silure | Gabon | French | Vernacular | No |
| Singre | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Singre | Kenya | Turkana | Vernacular | No |
| Singri | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Skerptand-baber | Namibia | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Skerptand-baber | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Skerptandbaber | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Sombi | Kenya | Not specified | Vernacular | No |
| Stawada | Poland | Polish | Vernacular | No |
| Suur angersäga | Estonia | Estonian | Vernacular | No |
| T-nima | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| T-nima | Sierra Leone | Themne | Vernacular | No |
| Talage | Senegal | Soninké | Vernacular | No |
| Tarwada | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Thamba | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Thamba | Sierra Leone | Limba, west-central | Vernacular | No |
| Toucouleurs | Senegal | Wolof (Liddi) | Vernacular | No |
| Trey andaing afrik | Cambodia | Khmer | Vernacular | No |
| Tukpe | Sudan | Zande | Vernacular | No |
| Umihenzi | Rwanda | Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Vernacular | No |
| Vere | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Vering | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Yess | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Yuzhnoafrikanskaya zubatka | Russia | Russian | Vernacular | No |
| Κλαρίας | Greece | Greek | Vernacular | No |
| Сом | Ukraine | Ukrainian | Vernacular | No |
| Сом африканський | Ukraine | Ukrainian | Vernacular | No |
| Сом клариевый африканский | Russia | Russian | FAO | No |
| Сом кларієвий | Ukraine | Ukrainian | Vernacular | No |
| Сом мармуровий | Ukraine | Ukrainian | Vernacular | No |
| فًتْرة إفريقيا الشّماليّة | Saudi Arabia | Arabic | FAO | No |
| ആഫ്റിക്കന് മുഷി | India | Malayalam | Vernacular | No |
| 大棘胡鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 大棘鬍鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 尖齒鬍鯰(引進) | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 尖齿胡鲇 | China | Mandarin Chinese | FAO | No |
| 尖齿胡鲶(引进) | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 革胡鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 革鬍鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |