Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Vandellia sanguinea (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.

Vandellia sanguinea is a parasitic catfish species native to the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins in South America. The climate match for V. sanguinea with the contiguous United States was low. Very little is known about its biology. V. sanguinea has not been reported as introduced outside its native range, so impacts of introduction of this species are unknown and history of invasiveness is uncertain. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the parasitic catfish V. sanguinea as a prohibited species. Certainty of this assessment is low due to a lack of information concerning this species. The overall risk assessment category is Uncertain.