Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus albinotatus (a catfish, no common name) - 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.

T. albinotatus is a catfish known only from a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul River in Brazil. It has a medium climate match to the contiguous United States. T. albinotatus has not been introduced outside of its native range. Without being able to observe introductions in other parts of the world, it is impossible to know the potential impacts of introduction of T. albinotatus to the U.S. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish T. albinotatus as a prohibited species. The overall risk of this species is uncertain.