Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Arapaima agassizii (a fish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Arapaima agassizii is a freshwater fish known only from the original type specimen, collected from the Brazilian Amazon. This species was not found for sale in the aquarium trade in the United States, however all species in the genus Arapaima are prohibited as pets in the States of Oklahoma and Florida. A. agassizii has not been reported outside of its native range; therefore no impacts of introduction have been documented. The history of invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States is Low overall, but there were areas of medium match along the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts. The certainty of this assessment is Low due to limited available information on the native range (including a lack of georeferenced occurrence data), biology, and impacts of introduction. The overall risk assessment category for Arapaima agassizii is Uncertain.

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