Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus bahianus (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.

Trichomycterus bahianus is a trichomycterid catfish from eastern Brazil. The species has a low climate match with the contiguous United States overall, with highest matches in Florida, extreme southeast Louisiana and coastal Texas. T. bahianus 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. bahianus to the U.S. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish T. bahianus as a prohibited species. The overall risk posed by this species is uncertain.