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.
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Nepal. This fish is popular in the aquarium trade. The history of invasiveness is Data Deficient. P. ranga has been recorded outside of its native range in the Philippines and Japan, where it is reported as established, but there are no recorded impacts associated with those introductions. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States is low. There were small patches of medium match along the southern border and Gulf Coast from California to Florida. All States received low individual climate scores. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for Parambassis ranga is uncertain.
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