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.
Serrasalmus sanchezi is a species of piranha native to the Amazon River basin in Colombia and Peru. The species is harvested for human consumption within its native range and is present in the aquarium trade in the United States. However, numerous U.S. States prohibit the possession or sale of piranhas. S. sanchezi has not been reported as introduced outside its native range, so the impacts of its introduction are unknown and certainty of the assessment is low. History of invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. The climate match to the contiguous United States is low overall, but nearly all of peninsular Florida shows medium match as well as small areas in coastal Louisiana and Texas, and a very small area of southeastern Florida shows high match. Overall risk posed by S. sanchezi is uncertain.
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