Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Ituglanis macunaima (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.

Ituglanis macunaima is a little studied catfish from the Rio Araguaia river basin in Brazil. No records of this species being introduced into the wild were found. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish I. macunaima as a prohibited species.  The climate match to the contiguous United States was low. The certainty of assessment is low because of the limited amount of data available for the species. Due to a paucity of information, the overall risk assessment category for this species is uncertain at this time.