Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Homodiaetus anisitsi (a catfish, 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.

Homodiaetus anisitsi is a catfish native to the Paraná-Paraguay and Uruguay River basins in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. It is classified as a prohibited nonnative species in the State of Florida. There is not enough information available on H. anisitsi from which to base a thorough risk assessment. The species has not been reported as introduced outside its native range, so its capacity for invasiveness is uncertain. H. anisitsi has a medium climate match with the contiguous United States. Overall risk assessment category is uncertain.