Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus jacupiranga (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 jacupiranga is a freshwater catfish native to southern Brazil. It is endemic to the Rio Ribeira de Iguape river basin. T. jacupiranga is regulated in multiple States. It has not been reported as introduced or established anywhere in the world. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States was medium. Southern Florida had a high match. The climate match was based only on a generalized range description of the species since no georeferenced occurrences were available which reduces the certainty in the interpretation of the results. The certainty of assessment is low due to lack of information regarding history of invasiveness and georeferenced observations. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.