Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Malapterurus occidentalis (a catfish, 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.

Malapterurus occidentalis is an electric catfish native to Gambia in western Africa. Some species in this genus are able to produce electric discharges in the range of hundreds of volts to stun prey and for defense. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed this species as prohibited. The history of invasiveness is uncertain, no records of introductions were found. The climate match is low. The certainty of assessment is low, the overall risk assessment category is uncertain.