Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus sandovali (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 sandovali is a subterranean freshwater catfish native to a cave system in

Colombia. T. sandovali has a low climate match with the United States. There are no

documented introductions of this species outside of its native range from which to evaluate a

history of invasiveness. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the

parasitic catfish T. sandovali as a prohibited species. Overall risk assessment category for this

species is uncertain.