Notoglanidium boutchangai can be found in the Ogooué River basin of Gabon and the Kouilou River basin in the Republic of the Congo.

[3] Notoglanidium boutchangai is considered to be of least concern to becoming an endangered species.

The main threats that negatively affect this species by decreasing its population in their habitat include deforestation for timber, gold mining, and the construction of dams.

[1] Notoglanidium boutchangai is recorded to live in a freshwater environment.

[3] Notoglanidium boutchangai is known to have a wide and flat head along with a rounded snout.