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 binotatus, the Spotted Barb, is a small fish species native to Southeast Asia. B. binotatus is used in the aquarium trade and for human consumption. It is susceptible to a number of parasitic infections. B. binotatus has no documented history of invasiveness. It is documented outside of its native range, but there are no reports of impacts, if any, it is having where introduced. B. binotatus has a low climate match with the contiguous United States. Further information is needed to assess the risk this species poses with any certainty, so the certainty of this assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category is Uncertain.
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