Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Malapterurus teugelsi (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 teugelsi is a catfish native to the Kogon River in Guinea. Some species in this genus can produce electric discharges to stun prey and for defense, but it is unknown if this is one. It is also unknown what the potential impact of those electric discharges on the United States’ native fish or humans would be. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. No records of introductions were found. The climate match is low for the entire contiguous United States. The certainty of assessment is low; the overall risk assessment category is uncertain.