Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Flat-whiskered Catfish (Pinirampus pirinampu) - 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.

Pinirampus pirinampu, the Flat-whiskered Catfish, is a large freshwater catfish species native to much of northern and central South America. This species is important in local commercial fisheries and is available as an aquarium fish in the United States. It has never been documented as introduced or established outside of its native range; therefore, its History of Invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. P. pirinampu has an overall High climate match with the contiguous United States. Areas of high match were in the Southeast, especially in southern Florida and Louisiana. Certainty of this assessment is Low due to a lack of information pertaining to the history of invasiveness. The Overall Risk Assessment Category is Uncertain.