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.
Barbodes lateristriga, the Spanner Barb, is a small cyprinid native to Southeast Asia. It is used in the aquarium hobby and as a food fish. It can be parasitized by Dactylogyrus puntii. B. lateristriga has been reported as introduced outside of its native range, but it has no documented history of invasiveness. B. lateristriga has a low climate match with the contiguous United States. Further information on introductions of this species is needed to adequately assess the risk it poses to the contiguous United States, so the certainty of this assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.
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