| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthocleithron chapini | Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
| Atopochilus chabanaudi | Pellegrin, 1938 | |
| Atopochilus christyi | Boulenger, 1920 | |
| Atopochilus macrocephalus | Boulenger, 1906 | |
| Atopochilus mandevillei | Poll, 1959 | |
| Atopochilus pachychilus | Pellegrin, 1924 | |
| Atopochilus savorgnani | Sauvage, 1879 | |
| Atopochilus vogti | Pellegrin, 1922 | |
| Atopodontus adriaensi | Friel & Vigliotta, 2008 | |
| Chiloglanis angolensis | Poll, 1967 | |
| Chiloglanis anoterus | Crass, 1960 | Pennant-tailed suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis | De Vos, 1993 | |
| Chiloglanis batesii | Boulenger, 1904 | |
| Chiloglanis benuensis | Daget & Stauch, 1963 | |
| Chiloglanis bifurcus | Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 | Incomati suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis brevibarbis | Boulenger, 1902 | Short barbelled suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis camarabounyi | Schmidt & Bart, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis cameronensis | Boulenger, 1904 | |
| Chiloglanis carnosus | Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | |
| Chiloglanis congicus | Boulenger, 1920 | |
| Chiloglanis deckenii | Peters, 1868 | Pangani suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis devosi | Schmidt, Bart & Nyingi, 2015 | |
| Chiloglanis dialloi | Schmidt & Pezold, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis disneyi | Trewavas, 1974 | |
| Chiloglanis elisabethianus | Boulenger, 1915 | |
| Chiloglanis emarginatus | Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 | Phongolo suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis fasciatus | Pellegrin, 1936 | Okavango suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis harbinger | Roberts, 1989 | |
| Chiloglanis igamba | Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 | |
| Chiloglanis kabaensis | Schmidt & Friel, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis kalambo | Seegers, 1996 | Kalambo suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis kazumbei | Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 | |
| Chiloglanis kerioensis | Schmidt, Bart & Nyingi, 2015 | |
| Chiloglanis kolente | Schmidt & Bart, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis lamottei | Daget, 1948 | |
| Chiloglanis loffabrevum | Schmidt & Pezold, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis longibarbis | Schmidt & Friel, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis lufirae | Poll, 1976 | |
| Chiloglanis lukugae | Poll, 1944 | |
| Chiloglanis macropterus | Poll & Stewart, 1975 | |
| Chiloglanis marlieri | Poll, 1952 | |
| Chiloglanis mbozi | Seegers, 1996 | Mbozi suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis micropogon | Poll, 1952 | |
| Chiloglanis microps | Matthes, 1965 | |
| Chiloglanis modjensis | Boulenger, 1904 | |
| Chiloglanis mongoensis | Schmidt & Barrientos, 2019 | |
| Chiloglanis msirii | Kashindye, Katemo Manda, Friel, Chakona & Vreven, 2021 | |
| Chiloglanis neumanni | Boulenger, 1911 | Neumann's suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis niger | Roberts, 1989 | |
| Chiloglanis niloticus | Boulenger, 1900 | |
| Chiloglanis normani | Pellegrin, 1933 | |
| Chiloglanis nzerekore | Schmidt & Pezold, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis occidentalis | Pellegrin, 1933 | |
| Chiloglanis orthodontus | Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 | |
| Chiloglanis paratus | Crass, 1960 | Sawfin suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis pezoldi | Schmidt & Bart, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis pojeri | Poll, 1944 | |
| Chiloglanis polyodon | Norman, 1932 | |
| Chiloglanis polypogon | Roberts, 1989 | |
| Chiloglanis pretoriae | Van Der Horst, 1931 | Shortspine suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis productus | Ng & Bailey, 2006 | |
| Chiloglanis reticulatus | Roberts, 1989 | |
| Chiloglanis rukwaensis | Seegers, 1996 | Lake Rukwa suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis ruziziensis | De Vos, 1993 | |
| Chiloglanis sanagaensis | Roberts, 1989 | |
| Chiloglanis sardinhai | Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 | |
| Chiloglanis somereni | Whitehead, 1958 | Someren's suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis swierstrai | Van Der Horst, 1931 | Lowveld suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis trilobatus | Seegers, 1996 | Three-lobed suckermouth |
| Chiloglanis tweddlei | Schmidt & Friel, 2017 | |
| Chiloglanis voltae | Daget & Stauch, 1963 | |
| Chiloglanis waterloti | Daget, 1954 | |
| Euchilichthys astatodon | (Pellegrin, 1928) | |
| Euchilichthys boulengeri | Nichols & La Monte, 1934 | |
| Euchilichthys dybowskii | (Vaillant, 1892) | |
| Euchilichthys guentheri | (Schilthuis, 1891) | |
| Euchilichthys royauxi | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Microsynodontis armatus | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis batesii | Boulenger, 1903 | |
| Microsynodontis christyi | Boulenger, 1920 | |
| Microsynodontis emarginata | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis hirsuta | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis laevigata | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis lamberti | Poll & Gosse, 1963 | |
| Microsynodontis nannoculus | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis nasutus | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis notata | Ng, 2004 | |
| Microsynodontis polli | Lambert, 1958 | |
| Microsynodontis vigilis | Ng, 2004 | |
| Mochokiella paynei | Howes, 1980 | |
| Mochokus brevis | Boulenger, 1906 | |
| Mochokus niloticus | Joannis, 1835 | |
| Synodontis annectens | Boulenger, 1911 | |
| Synodontis ansorgii | Boulenger, 1911 | |
| Synodontis arnoulti | Roman, 1966 | |
| Synodontis aterrimus | Poll & Roberts, 1968 | |
| Synodontis bastiani | Daget, 1948 | |
| Synodontis batensoda | Rüppell, 1832 | Upsidedown catfish |
| Synodontis batesii | Boulenger, 1907 | |
| Synodontis brichardi | Poll, 1959 | |
| Synodontis budgetti | Boulenger, 1911 | |
| Synodontis camelopardalis | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis carineae | Vreven & Ibala Zamba, 2011 | |
| Synodontis caudalis | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis caudovittatus | Boulenger, 1901 | |
| Synodontis centralis | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis clarias | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mandi |
| Synodontis abditus | De Weirdt, Huyghe & Vreven, 2021 | |
| Synodontis acanthomias | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis acanthoperca | Friel & Vigliotta, 2006 | |
| Synodontis afrofischeri | Hilgendorf, 1888 | Fischer's Victoria squeaker |
| Synodontis alberti | Schilthuis, 1891 | Bigeye squeaker |
| Synodontis albolineatus | Pellegrin, 1924 | |
| Synodontis angelicus | Schilthuis, 1891 | Angel squeaker |
| Synodontis comoensis | Daget & Lévêque, 1981 | |
| Synodontis congicus | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis contractus | Vinciguerra, 1928 | Bugeye squeaker |
| Synodontis courteti | Pellegrin, 1906 | |
| Synodontis cuangoanus | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis decorus | Boulenger, 1899 | Clown squeaker |
| Synodontis dekimpei | Paugy, 1987 | |
| Synodontis denticulatus | Kasongo Ilunga, Abwe, Decru, Chocha Manda & Vreven, 2020 | |
| Synodontis depauwi | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis dhonti | Boulenger, 1917 | |
| Synodontis dorsomaculatus | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis eupterus | Boulenger, 1901 | Featherfin squeaker |
| Synodontis filamentosus | Boulenger, 1901 | |
| Synodontis flavitaeniatus | Boulenger, 1919 | Orangestriped squeaker |
| Synodontis frontosus | Vaillant, 1895 | |
| Synodontis fuelleborni | Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903 | Fuelleborn's squeaker |
| Synodontis geledensis | Günther, 1896 | Geledi squeaker |
| Synodontis gobroni | Daget, 1954 | |
| Synodontis grandiops | Wright & Page, 2006 | |
| Synodontis granulosus | Boulenger, 1900 | |
| Synodontis greshoffi | Schilthuis, 1891 | |
| Synodontis guttatus | Günther, 1865 | |
| Synodontis haugi | Pellegrin, 1906 | |
| Synodontis ilebrevis | Wright & Page, 2006 | |
| Synodontis irsacae | Matthes, 1959 | |
| Synodontis iturii | Steindachner, 1911 | |
| Synodontis katangae | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis khartoumensis | Abu Gideiri, 1967 | |
| Synodontis koensis | Pellegrin, 1933 | |
| Synodontis kogonensis | Musschoot & Lalèyè, 2008 | |
| Synodontis laessoei | Norman, 1923 | |
| Synodontis leopardinus | Pellegrin, 1914 | Leopard squeaker |
| Synodontis leopardus | Pfeffer, 1896 | |
| Synodontis levequei | Paugy, 1987 | |
| Synodontis longirostris | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Synodontis longispinis | Pellegrin, 1930 | |
| Synodontis lucipinnis | Wright & Page, 2006 | |
| Synodontis lufirae | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis macrophthalmus | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis macrops | Greenwood, 1963 | |
| Synodontis macropunctatus | Wright & Page, 2008 | |
| Synodontis macrostigma | Boulenger, 1911 | Largespot squeaker |
| Synodontis macrostoma | Skelton & White, 1990 | Largemouth squeaker |
| Synodontis manni | De Vos, 2001 | Feather-barbelled squeaker |
| Synodontis marmoratus | Lönnberg, 1895 | |
| Synodontis matthesi | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis melanopterus | Boulenger, 1903 | |
| Synodontis melanostictus | Boulenger, 1906 | |
| Synodontis membranaceus | (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) | |
| Synodontis multimaculatus | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Synodontis multipunctatus | Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synodontis nebulosus | Peters, 1852 | Cloudy squeaker |
| Synodontis ngouniensis | De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon, 2008 | |
| Synodontis nigrita | Valenciennes, 1840 | |
| Synodontis nigriventris | David, 1936 | Blotched upsidedown catfish |
| Synodontis nigromaculatus | Boulenger, 1905 | Blackspotted squeaker |
| Synodontis njassae | Keilhack, 1908 | Malawi squeaker |
| Synodontis notatus | Vaillant, 1893 | Onespot squeaker |
| Synodontis nummifer | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis obesus | Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synodontis ocellifer | Boulenger, 1900 | |
| Synodontis omias | Günther, 1864 | |
| Synodontis orientalis | Seegers, 2008 | |
| Synodontis ornatipinnis | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis ornatissimus | Gosse, 1982 | |
| Synodontis ouemeensis | Musschoot & Lalèyè, 2008 | |
| Synodontis pardalis | Boulenger, 1908 | |
| Synodontis petricola | Matthes, 1959 | Cuckoo Catfish |
| Synodontis pleurops | Boulenger, 1897 | Congo squeaker |
| Synodontis polli | Gosse, 1982 | |
| Synodontis polyodon | Vaillant, 1895 | |
| Synodontis polystigma | Boulenger, 1915 | |
| Synodontis pulcher | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis punctifer | Daget, 1965 | |
| Synodontis punctulatus | Günther, 1889 | |
| Synodontis punu | Vreven & Milondo, 2009 | |
| Synodontis rebeli | Holly, 1926 | |
| Synodontis resupinatus | Boulenger, 1904 | |
| Synodontis ricardoae | Seegers, 1996 | Ricardo's squeaker |
| Synodontis robbianus | Smith, 1875 | |
| Synodontis robertsi | Poll, 1974 | |
| Synodontis ruandae | Matthes, 1959 | |
| Synodontis rufigiensis | Bailey, 1968 | |
| Synodontis rukwaensis | Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903 | Lake Rukwa squeaker |
| Synodontis schall | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Wahrindi |
| Synodontis schoutedeni | David, 1936 | |
| Synodontis serpentis | Whitehead, 1962 | Tana squeaker |
| Synodontis serratus | Rüppell, 1829 | |
| Synodontis smiti | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Synodontis soloni | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Synodontis sorex | Günther, 1864 | |
| Synodontis steindachneri | Boulenger, 1913 | |
| Synodontis tanganyicae | Borodin, 1936 | |
| Synodontis tessmanni | Pappenheim, 1911 | |
| Synodontis thamalakanensis | Fowler, 1935 | |
| Synodontis thysi | Poll, 1971 | |
| Synodontis tourei | Daget, 1962 | |
| Synodontis unicolor | Boulenger, 1915 | |
| Synodontis vaillanti | Boulenger, 1897 | |
| Synodontis vanderwaali | Skelton & White, 1990 | |
| Synodontis velifer | Norman, 1935 | |
| Synodontis vermiculatus | Daget, 1954 | |
| Synodontis victoriae | Boulenger, 1906 | Lake Victoria squeaker |
| Synodontis violaceus | Pellegrin, 1919 | |
| Synodontis voltae | Roman, 1975 | |
| Synodontis waterloti | Daget, 1962 | |
| Synodontis woleuensis | Friel & Sullivan, 2008 | |
| Synodontis woosnami | Boulenger, 1911 | Upper Zambezi squeaker |
| Synodontis xiphias | Günther, 1864 | |
| Synodontis zambezensis | Peters, 1852 | Plain squeaker |
| Synodontis zanzibaricus | Peters, 1868 | Eastcoast squeaker |