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.
The Leopard Catfish, Leiarius perruno, is a tropical freshwater fish endemic to the Lake Maracaibo basin in Colombia and Venezuela. A single specimen has been reported outside of its native range in Texas. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. The climate match for the contiguous United States is low, all individual States received low climate match scores and no areas of high match were found. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for Leiarius perruno is uncertain.
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