Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus brevis (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 brevis is a catfish native to the Paraná River basin in Brazil, or possibly a coastal drainage in this region. This species has no documented history of introduction in the United States or elsewhere outside its native range. However, unidentified species of Hypostomus are established in the United States. H. brevis does not appear to be present in trade in the United States or elsewhere. Climate match to the contiguous United States was medium overall, with high match in southwestern peninsular Florida and medium match in parts of Georgia and Texas, in addition to Florida. Because of the lack of documented introduction history and substantial taxonomic uncertainty, certainty of this assessment is low and overall risk is uncertain.