Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Discherodontus colemani (a fish, 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.

Dicherodontus colemani is a species of cyprinid fish that is native to river drainages in Thailand. It is not used as a fishery and is only occasionally used in the aquarium industry. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. There were no records of introductions found. The climate match is low. The climate 6 score was 0.001, low. The certainty of assessment is low. There was very limited information of any type available for Discherodontus colemani. The overall risk category is uncertain.

Publication date

Aug 16, 2018

Type of document

Uncertain Risk

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