Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus jequitinhonhae (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 jequitinhonhae is a South American catfish found in the Rio Jequitinhonha basin in southern Brazil. There have been no reports of this fish outside of its native range. T. jequitinhonhae is regulated in multiple States. The history of invasiveness is No Known Nonnative Population. Due to the lack of information the certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for this species is uncertain.