Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Striped Rubbernose Plecostomus (Chaetostomus thomsoni) - 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.

The Striped Rubbernose Plecostomus (Chaetostoma thomsoni) is a species of armored catfish native to rivers in northern South America. The history of invasiveness for C. thomsoni is uncertain. No records of introductions were found. The climate match is low; the climate 6 score was 0.001. The certainty of assessment is low. There was minimal information available for C. thomsoni. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.