Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus cordovae (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 cordovae is an armored catfish native to northern Argentina. H. cordovae eats algae and other microorganisms and is intolerant to degraded environmental conditions. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No records of introduction were found therefore there is no information on impacts of introduction. The climate match was medium. However, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas had high individual climate scores. The certainty of assessment is low. Uncertainty in the range and the taxonomic confusion between this species and H. paranensis lowers the certainty of the assessment. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.