Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense (a cichlid, 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. This additional information will help inform decisions on where, when, and how the species may be used to minimize risks of them becoming invasive.

Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense is a cichlid species native to the São Francisco, Parnaíba and Capivara River basins in Brazil. This species has never been reported as introduced or established outside of its native range. Therefore, history of invasiveness is uncertain. No information was available on its use in trade. C. sanctifranciscense has a low climate match with the contiguous United States, with areas of medium match in peninsula Florida and along the Texas Gulf Coast, as well as in small patches in southern Louisiana, California and Arizona. Certainty of this assessment is low because of a lack of information from which to base an assessment of risk. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.