Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus alatus (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.

Hypostomus alatus is an armored catfish native to Brazil. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No records of introductions were found. It can carry the parasite Trypanosoma dominguesi. The climate match is low for the entire contiguous United States except for southern Florida, which is medium to high, and patches in south Texas, southeastern Arizona and along the southern California coast, which are medium. Florida had an individual climate score of medium. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.