Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Hypostomus scaphyceps (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 scaphyceps is a South American suckermouth catfish native to the Paranapanema River basin of Brazil. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. It has not been reported as introduced or established anywhere in the world. However, unidentified species of Hypostomus are established in the United States. The climate match for the contiguous United States was medium with Florida having an individually high climate match. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for H. scaphyceps is uncertain.