Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus latidens (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 latidens is a South American catfish found in the Calima River basin in Colombia. The history of invasiveness is no known nonnative population. There have been no reports of this fish outside of its native range. T. latidens is regulated in multiple States. The overall climate match is low. The only area of medium match was found in Florida and there were no areas of high match. The certainty of assessment is low due to lack of information. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.