Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Malapterurus oguensis (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 oguensis is an electric catfish native to western Africa. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed this species as prohibited. Limited information is available for this species. 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 history of invasiveness is uncertain, no records of introductions were found. The climate match is low. However, Florida did have a high individual climate score. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.