Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus bomboizanus (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 bomboizanus is a catfish known only from a small region of Ecuador. It 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. bomboizanus to the U.S. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish T. bomboizanus as a prohibited species. Climate match to the contiguous U.S. is categorically low. The overall risk posed by T. bomboizanus is uncertain.