Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Ageneiosus militaris (a fish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Ageneiosus militaris is a catfish that is native to the Paraná–Paraguay River Basin in South America. Ageneiosus militaris has not been reported anywhere outside of its native distribution, resulting in a history of invasiveness of No Known Nonnative Population. The climate match for the contiguous United States is High. All of the western contiguous United States had a low match with areas of medium to high match found in the East, Southeast, and southern Midwest. Areas of high match were found along the Gulf and Southern Atlantic coasts. The certainty of assessment is Low due to a lack of information. The overall risk assessment category for Ageneiosus militaris is Uncertain.

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