Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Pangasius kunyit (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.

Pangasius kunyit is a species of catfish native to major river drainages in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. This species is part of a commercial fishery and is being considered for use in aquaculture with captive breeding already successful in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. There were no records of introductions to the wild found. Therefore, the history of invasiveness is no known nonnative population. The climate match was low. This is likely an underestimate because the only source point location was on southeastern Borneo, and no source point information was found for established populations in Sumatra, Sabah, Malaysia, and Viet Nam. There was a small area of medium match in Florida. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment is uncertain.