Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus kopeyaka (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 kopeyaka is a member of the suckermouth armored catfish family (Loricariidae), native to South America. This fish was first described to science in 2010. Little information is available about the species. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No records of introductions were found. The climate match was low for the contiguous United States. Only one georeferenced location was available to use as a source point in the climate match, contributing to uncertainty. The certainty of assessment is low; the overall risk assessment category is uncertain.