Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus laplatae (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 laplatae is a species of suckermouth catfish native to the La Plata river basin in South America. This species has no documented history of introduction outside its native range; however, other South American species in the genus Hypostomus are established in the U.S., and it is difficult to distinguish between Hypostomus species. This species has a medium climate match with the contiguous United States, with the areas of highest match occurring in the southern U.S. Certainty of this assessment is low and overall risk assessment category is uncertain.