Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Pethia manipurensis (a fish, 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.

Pethia manipurensis is a species of small fish native to Lake Loktok in India. The fish is used in local foods, medicine, and has been exported as part of the aquarium trade. The lake it is endemic to is part of a conservation area conservation area
A conservation area or wildlife management area is a type of national wildlife refuge that consists primarily or entirely of conservation easements on private lands. These conservation easements support private landowner efforts to protect important habitat for fish and wildlife. There are 15 conservation areas and nine wildlife management areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Learn more about conservation area and there is concern over the population status of this species. The history of invasiveness is classified as “no known nonnative population.” There were no records of introduction found. P. manipurensis is present in the aquarium trade but no information was available regarding the time in trade or volume of trade. The climate match is low. There are no areas of medium or high match in the contiguous United States. The certainty of assessment is low. There is a general lack of biological information. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.