Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus laucaensis (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 laucaensis is a South American catfish found in the Lauca River basin in northwestern Chile. T. laucaensis is regulated in multiple States. There have been no reports of this fish outside of its native range. The history of invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. The overall climate match was Low. There were small areas of medium match in coastal California. The certainty of assessment is Low due to a lack of information. The overall risk assessment category for this species is Uncertain.