Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hoplias teres (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 teres is a species of characiform fish native to Venezuela. Very little information is available on the species. No introductions of H. teres have been reported. Therefore, history of invasiveness is uncertain. It is listed as a prohibited species by the State of Florida. The climate match is low throughout the contiguous United States. Because of the lack of introduction history, certainty of the assessment is low and overall risk posed by H. teres is classified as “Uncertain”.