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.
Poecilia caucana is a freshwater fish known to be native to Central and South America (Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela). This species can be found for sale in the aquarium trade in the United States. P. caucana is listed as a restricted species in Hawaii. There was no evidence found of this species being introduced outside of its native range resulting in a history of invasiveness of No Known Nonnative Population. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States is Medium. The majority of the contiguous United States had a low match with small areas of high match found in southern Texas and Florida. The certainty of this assessment is Low due to a lack of information pertaining to the history of invasiveness. The overall risk assessment category for Poecilia caucana is Uncertain.
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