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. This additional information will help inform decisions on where, when, and how the species may be used to minimize risks of them becoming invasive.
Chiapaheros grammodes, the Chiapa de Corzo Cichlid, is a freshwater fish species native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. This species has never been reported as introduced or established outside of its native range, although it is in trade in the United States as an aquarium fish. History of invasiveness is uncertain. C. grammodes has a low climate match with the contiguous United States overall and a medium climate match with southern peninsula Florida and the southern tip of Texas. Certainty of this assessment is low because there is no information about introductions of this species on which to base an assessment of the risk it poses to the United States. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.
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