Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Redside Cichlid (Amphilophus istlanus) - 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.

Amphilophus istlanus, the Redside Cichlid, is a fish species native to the Pacific slope of southern Mexico. It has never been reported as introduced or established outside of its native range. History of invasiveness is uncertain. A. istlanus has a low climate match with the contiguous United States. The climate score was medium in Florida and low elsewhere. Certainty of this assessment is low because of a lack of information from which to base an assessment of the invasive potential of A. istlanus. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.