| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Amarginops platus | Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
| Auchenoglanis biscutatus | (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) | |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis | (Valenciennes, 1840) | Bubu |
| Bathybagrus grandis | (Boulenger, 1917) | Kukumai |
| Bathybagrus graueri | (Steindachner, 1911) | |
| Bathybagrus platycephalus | (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) | |
| Bathybagrus sianenna | (Boulenger, 1906) | |
| Bathybagrus stappersii | (Boulenger, 1917) | |
| Bathybagrus tetranema | Bailey & Stewart, 1984 | |
| Chrysichthys praecox | Hardman & Stiassny, 2008 | |
| Chrysichthys punctatus | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Chrysichthys rueppelli | Boulenger, 1907 | |
| Chrysichthys sharpii | Boulenger, 1901 | Shovelnose catfish |
| Chrysichthys teugelsi | Risch, 1987 | |
| Chrysichthys thonneri | Steindachner, 1912 | |
| Chrysichthys thysi | Risch, 1985 | |
| Chrysichthys turkana | Hardman, 2008 | |
| Chrysichthys acsiorum | Hardman, 2008 | |
| Chrysichthys aluuensis | Risch, 1985 | |
| Chrysichthys ansorgii | Boulenger, 1910 | |
| Chrysichthys auratus | (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) | Golden Nile catfish |
| Chrysichthys bocagii | Boulenger, 1910 | |
| Chrysichthys brachynema | Boulenger, 1900 | Kibonde |
| Chrysichthys brevibarbis | (Boulenger, 1899) | |
| Chrysichthys cranchii | (Leach, 1818) | Kokuni |
| Chrysichthys dageti | Risch, 1992 | |
| Chrysichthys delhezi | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Chrysichthys dendrophorus | (Poll, 1966) | |
| Chrysichthys depressus | (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | |
| Chrysichthys duttoni | Boulenger, 1905 | |
| Chrysichthys habereri | Steindachner, 1912 | |
| Chrysichthys helicophagus | Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | |
| Chrysichthys hildae | Bell-Cross, 1973 | Hilda's grunter |
| Chrysichthys johnelsi | Daget, 1959 | |
| Chrysichthys laticeps | Pellegrin, 1932 | |
| Chrysichthys levequei | Risch, 1988 | |
| Chrysichthys longibarbis | (Boulenger, 1899) | |
| Chrysichthys longidorsalis | Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981 | |
| Chrysichthys longipinnis | (Boulenger, 1899) | Aluminum catfish |
| Chrysichthys mabusi | Boulenger, 1905 | |
| Chrysichthys macropterus | Boulenger, 1920 | |
| Chrysichthys maurus | (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | (Lacepède, 1803) | Belly up |
| Chrysichthys nyongensis | Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985 | |
| Chrysichthys ogooensis | (Pellegrin, 1900) | |
| Chrysichthys okae | Fowler, 1949 | |
| Chrysichthys ornatus | Boulenger, 1902 | Ornate bagrid |
| Chrysichthys polli | Risch, 1987 | |
| Chrysichthys uniformis | Pellegrin, 1922 | |
| Chrysichthys wagenaari | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Chrysichthys walkeri | Günther, 1899 | |
| Clarotes bidorsalis | Pellegrin, 1938 | |
| Clarotes laticeps | (Rüppell, 1829) | Widehead catfish |
| Gephyroglanis congicus | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus | Pappenheim, 1914 | |
| Gephyroglanis habereri | Steindachner, 1912 | |
| Lophiobagrus aquilus | Bailey & Stewart, 1984 | |
| Lophiobagrus asperispinis | Bailey & Stewart, 1984 | |
| Lophiobagrus brevispinis | Bailey & Stewart, 1984 | |
| Lophiobagrus cyclurus | (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) | African bullhead |
| Notoglanidium akiri | (Risch, 1987) | |
| Notoglanidium boutchangai | (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) | |
| Notoglanidium depierrei | (Daget, 1979) | |
| Notoglanidium macrostoma | (Pellegrin, 1909) | Flatnose catfish |
| Notoglanidium maculatum | (Boulenger, 1916) | |
| Notoglanidium pallidum | Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | |
| Notoglanidium pembetadi | Vreven, Ibala Zamba, Mamonekene & Geerinckx, 2013 | |
| Notoglanidium thomasi | Boulenger, 1916 | |
| Notoglanidium walkeri | Günther, 1903 | |
| Parauchenoglanis ahli | (Holly, 1930) | |
| Parauchenoglanis altipinnis | (Boulenger, 1911) | |
| Parauchenoglanis balayi | (Sauvage, 1879) | |
| Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi | (Popta, 1913) | |
| Parauchenoglanis longiceps | (Boulenger, 1913) | |
| Parauchenoglanis monkei | (Keilhack, 1910) | Dotted catfish |
| Parauchenoglanis ngamensis | (Boulenger, 1911) | Zambezi grunter |
| Parauchenoglanis pantherinus | (Pellegrin, 1929) | |
| Parauchenoglanis punctatus | (Boulenger, 1902) | |
| Pardiglanis tarabinii | Poll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972 | Somalian giant catfish |
| Phyllonemus brichardi | Risch, 1987 | |
| Phyllonemus filinemus | Worthington & Ricardo, 1937 | |
| Phyllonemus typus | Boulenger, 1906 | Spatula-barbeled catfish |