Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Paradoxoglanis cryptus (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.

Paradoxoglanis cryptus is an African electric catfish native to the Congo River basin. The history of invasiveness is no nonnative population. P. cryptus has not been reported as introduced or established anywhere in the world outside of its native range. This species is not found in trade but is used for human consumption. The climate match for the contiguous United States was low. The only area that had a medium match was southern Florida; there were no areas of high match. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.