Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Potamotrygon ocellata (a stingray, 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.

Potamotrygon ocellata is a species of freshwater stingray that is native to the lower reaches of the Amazon River in Brazil. Little information is available regarding this species. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. No records of introductions were found; therefore there is no information on impacts of introduction. P. ocellata is regulated in multiple States. No records of this species being in trade were found. The climate match with the contiguous United States is low. There were no areas of medium or high match. The certainty of assessment is low due to lack of information. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.