Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Ochmacanthus batrachostoma (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.

Ochmacanthus batrachostoma is a catfish native to the Paraná-Paraguai drainage, in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It belongs to the genus Ochmacanthus, ectoparasitic catfishes that feed on mucus and scales of host fishes. There has been no documentation of introduction outside of the species’ native range. O. batrachostoma has a medium climate match with the contiguous United States. Overall risk assessment category for this species is “uncertain.”