Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus roigi (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 roigi is a catfish native to the Pastos Chicos River basin in Argentina. It has a low climate match with the U.S. There is some information available on the biology of this species, but it has no documented history of introduction, so potential impacts of introduction to the U.S. remain unknown. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish T. roigi as a prohibited species. Overall risk assessment category is uncertain.