Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus argus (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 argus is an armored catfish native to river drainages in Colombia and Venezuela. No records could be found on the invasiveness of H. argus, so the history of invasiveness is uncertain. The climate match was low for H. argus across the contiguous United States. The certainty of assessment for H. argus is low due to the lack of available information. The overall risk assessment category for H. argus is uncertain.