Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Labeo microphthalmus (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 microphthalmus is a cyprinid fish native to India and Pakistan. It has minor commercial value as a food fish. No introductions of Labeo microphthalmus have been reported, so impacts of introduction are unknown. History of invasiveness of this species is uncertain. L. microphthalmus has a low climate match with the contiguous United States. Because of a lack of information on which to base a risk assessment, the certainty of this assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is Uncertain.