Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus aspilogaster (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 aspilogaster is an armored catfish that is native to southern South America. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. There were no records of introductions found, therefore there is no information on impacts of introductions. The climate match was high. The high climate match was focused in the Southeast. There were no records found of H. aspilogaster in the wild or in trade in the United States. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.