Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Aphanotorulus emarginatus (a catfish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Aphanotorulus emarginatus is an armored catfish native to South America. Little information is available about the biology and ecology of this species. The history of invasiveness is uncertain because no records of introductions were found. Aphanotorulus emarginatus is not found in trade. The climate match is low for the contiguous United States, with areas of high match in Florida and medium match along the southeastern coast. Florida was the only state with an individually high climate score. The certainty of assessment is low; the overall risk assessment category is uncertain.