Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Tilapia margaritacea - 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 margaritacea is a benthopelagic cichlid known from a single river basin in Cameroon. The species has not been reported as introduced outside of this location. Because T. margaritacea has no history of invasiveness, it is currently impossible to know what impacts T. margaritacea might have if introduced to the U.S. Climate match to the contiguous U.S. is low. Overall risk of this species is uncertain.