Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus taeniops (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 taeniops is a catfish native to one river basin in Peru. It has not been reported as introduced outside of its native range. History of invasiveness is uncertain. Several U.S. States prohibit or restrict the possession, transport, or trade of this species along with other members of the family Trichomycteridae. Georeferenced occurrence data were not available, so the climate matching analysis was conducted using approximated source locations, as described in the literature. The climate match with the contiguous United States was low overall, with limited medium to high match in the Southeast. The certainty of this assessment is low due to a lack of georeferenced occurrences for the climate match and lack of information on impacts of introduction. Overall risk posed by this species is uncertain.