Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus itacambirussu (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 itacambirussu is a South American catfish found in the Rio Jequitinhonha basin in Brazil. T. itacambirussu is regulated in multiple States. There have been no reports of this fish outside of its native range. Therefore, the history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. The overall climate match was low. There were areas of medium match in southern Florida and Texas. Due to a general lack of information the certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk for this species is uncertain.