Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Pristobrycon maculipinnis (a piranha, 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.

Pristobrycon maculipinnis is a freshwater species native to the northern Amazon River basin in Venezuela and Colombia. No introductions of this species have been reported outside its native range, although it can occur rarely in the aquarium trade. Numerous U.S. States prohibit or restrict the trade, possession, or use of P. maculipinnis. History of invasiveness is uncertain. Due to lack of information, certainty of this assessment low. The climate match with the contiguous United States is low. Overall risk posed by this species is uncertain.