Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus spegazzinii (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 spegazzinii is a catfish native to the Salta and Catamarca Provinces in Argentina. Several U.S. States prohibit or restrict the possession, transport, or trade of this species along with other members of the family Trichomycteridae. This species has not been documented outside of its native range. History of invasiveness is uncertain. Certainty of this assessment low due to lack of information. There are no georeferenced occurrence data reported for this species. The climate matching analysis was conducted using approximated source locations, contributing to the uncertainty of this assessment. T. spegazzinii has a medium climate match with the contiguous United States,with a high match in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The overall risk assessment category for this species is Uncertain.