Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Tilapia baloni - 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.

Tilapia baloni is a demersal cichlid known only from Zaire. It has not been reported outside its native range. Because T. baloni has no history of invasiveness, it is currently impossible to know what impacts T. baloni might have if introduced to the U.S. Climate match to the contiguous U.S. is low. Overall risk is uncertain.