Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Labeo meroensis (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 meroensis is a cyprinid fish native to the Nile River in Sudan. History of invasiveness of this species is uncertain; it has never been reported as introduced or established outside of its native range. L. meroensis has a low climate match with the entire contiguous United States. Because of a lack of information from which to base a risk assessment, the certainty of assessment is low for this species. The overall risk assessment category is Uncertain.