Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Labeo pietschmanni (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 pietschmanni is a carp native to Indonesia. It has not been reported since its original description, and the type specimen may have been a cultivated individual or else mislabeled, rather than a valid species. The type specimen for L. pietschmanni was collected at a market. Climate match to the contiguous United States is unknown because no occurrences were available on which to base the source locations for the match. No information is available on impacts of introduction because of a lack of introduction history. Overall risk posed by L. pietschmanni to the contiguous United States is uncertain.

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