Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Discherodontus colemani (a fish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Discherodontus colemani (a fish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk
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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.

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