Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hoplias patana (a fish, 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.

Hoplias patana is a species of characiform fish native to French Guiana. Very little information is available on the species. No introductions of H. patana have been reported. Therefore, history of invasiveness is uncertain. It is listed as a prohibited species by the State of Florida. Climate match is low throughout the contiguous United States. Because of the lack of introduction history and limited information on distribution, certainty of the assessment is low. The overall risk posed by H. patana is classified as “Uncertain.”