Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Taiwanese Fire-bellied Gudgeon (Micropercops swinhonis) - 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 Taiwanese Fire-Bellied Gudgeon (Micropercops swinhonis) is a fish native to China, Japan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Republic of Korea. There is very little information available about this species, but it is described as having a moderately benthic life and spawns small eggs. The history of invasiveness is Data Deficient. It has been reported as introduced to Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, and the former area of the USSR but there are no records of impacts of these introductions. The climate match for the contiguous United States was medium with all States having low individual climate scores except Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, which had medium climate scores, and Oklahoma and South Carolina, which had high climate scores. The lack of available georeferenced observations for native locations other than China and the nonnative populations may decrease the accuracy of the climate match. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for Micropercops swinhonis is Uncertain.