Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus macrops (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 macrops is a catfish native to the Das Velhas and upper San Francisco river basins in Brazil. It is consumed locally within its native range. 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. History of invasiveness is uncertain. The climate match to the contiguous United States was low overall, with medium matches in southern Florida and southern Texas. Because of the lack of documented introduction history and substantial taxonomic uncertainty, certainty of this assessment is low and overall risk is uncertain.