Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Roundtail Paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus) - 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.

Roundtail Parrotfish (Macropodus ocellatus) is a fish native to Korea and China. M. ocellatus is found in lowland shallow ponds, rice fields, and irrigation canals. M. ocellatus is known to survive cold temperatures and has even been recorded as being active under ice cover. The history of invasiveness is None Documented. It has been reported in Japan and Russia, but there is no information available on the impacts its introduction may have had. The climate match for the contiguous United States was high. Most of the contiguous United States had low or medium climate matches with two areas of high match, one in the northern Midwest and the other in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The overall risk assessment category for Macropodus ocellatus is uncertain.