Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus ramosus (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 ramosus is a species of freshwater parasitic catfish native to a high-elevation watershed in Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina. Several U.S. States prohibit or restrict the possession, transport, or trade of this species along with other members of the family Trichomycteridae. There are no documented introductions of T. ramosus outside of its native range. History of invasiveness is uncertain and certainty of this assessment is low. Overall climate match with the contiguous United States is low, without any localized areas of medium or high match. Overall risk posed by this species is Uncertain.