Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Labeo erythropterus (a carp, 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.

Labeo erythropterus is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. There is very little information available for this species. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No introductions of L. erythropterus have been reported. The climate match analysis resulted in low match for the contiguous United States. The climate match may be an underestimate because only a single georeferenced location was available to use for the climate match. The reported species distribution did not include the mapped location, but nothing in the occurrence record indicated that it was not valid. Further, the georeferenced location is in a country adjacent to countries within the reported species range. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.