Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Red Tail Barracuda (Acestrorhynchus falcatus) - 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.

Red Tail Barracuda (Acestrohynchus falcatus) is a freshwater fish native to South America. A minor commercial fishery has been reported for this species, and it is present in the aquarium trade in the United States. Climate match with the contiguous United States is medium overall, with a high match in southern Florida. Most of the contiguous United States matched low. No introductions for this species have been reported, so impacts of introduction are unknown. The certainty of this assessment low. Overall risk posed by this species is uncertain.