Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus oculeus (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 oculeus is a catfish native to the Rio Marañon drainage of Peru, the Río Napo drainage of Ecuador, and the Río Orteguasa drainage of Colombia. The catfish is consumed locally within the native range, but is not known to be in trade in the United States. 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. Climate match to the contiguous United States was low overall, with only small and scattered areas of medium match. Because of the lack of documented introduction history and substantial taxonomic uncertainty, certainty of this assessment is low and overall risk is uncertain.