Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Oreochromis saka (a tilapia, 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.

Oreochromis saka is a tilapia endemic to Lake Malawi in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania, Africa. There is some evidence of this species being used in a fishery and in the aquarium industry. There were no records of this species in trade in the United States found and it is listed as a prohibited species in Florida. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. O. saka has not been reported as introduced or established outside of its native range. The climate match analysis resulted in a low match for the contiguous United States. The certainty of this assessment is low due to a lack of information. The overall risk assessment category in uncertain.