Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Tilapia busumana - 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 busumana is a demersal cichlid native to southeastern Côte d’Ivoire and southwestern Ghana. It has not been reported outside its native range and is vulnerable to extinction within it, according to the IUCN. Because T. busumana has no history of invasiveness, it is currently impossible to know what impacts T. busumana might have if introduced to the U.S. Climate match to the contiguous U.S. is low. Overall risk is uncertain.