Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Silvinichthys mendozensis (a catfish, 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.

Silvinichthys mendozensis is a South American catfish native to Argentina. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. It has not been reported as introduced or established anywhere in the world. S. mendozensis is regulated in multiple States. The climate match for the contiguous United States was medium with Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington having individually high climate matches. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.