Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus pradensis (a catfish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Trichomycterus pradensis is a species of catfish that has been subject to very limited study. Its known distribution is southeast coastal Brazil. T. pardensis is regulated in multiple States. There is little information on the biology of the fish. The history of invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. There have been no reports of the species outside of its native range. The climate match to the contiguous United States is medium. Most of the contiguous United States has a low match, except Florida and southeastern Texas, which have a medium match, and southern Florida which had areas of high match. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk for this species is Uncertain.