Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus denticulatus (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 denticulatus is a species of armored catfish native to southern Brazil. It was described in 2008 and all the information found comes from that paper. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No records of introduction were found, subsequently there is no information on impacts of introduction. The climate match was low. However, southern Florida had a medium match. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.