Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Malapterurus punctatus (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 punctatus is an electric catfish native to rivers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast. It is used for human consumption and in the aquarium trade, although there is no indication it is in trade in the United States. The history of invasiveness for M. punctatus is uncertain. There were no records of introduction found. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the electric catfish M. punctatus as a prohibited species. The climate match was low and all states had low individual climate scores. The certainty of assessment is low; the overall risk assessment is uncertain.