Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus borellii (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 borellii is a trichomycterid catfish native to northern and western Argentina and one location in Bolivia. 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. borellii to the U.S. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish T. borellii as a prohibited species. Climate match to the contiguous U.S. was high, although possibly overestimated, with areas of highest match occurring in the western Texas and along the Sierra Nevada Range in California. The overall risk posed by T. borellii is uncertain.