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.
Halfbanded Pyrrhulina (Pyrrhulina laeta), is a South American fish found in the Amazon River basin within Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is used in the aquarium trade. The history of invasiveness is None Documented. There is a record of introduction resulting in an established
population but no information on impacts from that introduction were found. The climate match for the contiguous United States is low with the only area of medium climate match in southern Florida. The certainty of assessment is low due to lack of studies of the one reported introduction. The overall risk assessment for Pyrrhulina laeta is uncertain.
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