Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Paravandellia phaneronema (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.

Paravandellia phaneronema is a small parasitic catfish native to South America. It feeds from the gills of larger host fish. P. phaneronema has a low climate match with the U.S. State authorities currently consider P. phaneronema dangerous to the ecology or health and welfare of the people of Florida, where personal possession or commercial use of this species is prohibited by law. This species has no documented history of introductions outside its native range, so further information is needed to adequately assess this species as having either high or low risk for the contiguous U.S. Because of this, overall risk assessment category is uncertain.