Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Fuelleborn’s Labeo (Labeo fuelleborni) - 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.

Fuelleborn’s Labeo (Labeo fuelleborni) is a cyprinid fish species with a native range limited to several interconnected lakes and associated drainages in the Rift Valley of east Africa. L. fuelleborni is fished commercially where it is native. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No information was found regarding introductions. The climate match was low and no states had high individual climate scores. The certainty of assessment is low. There is a general lack of information available for this species. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.

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