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.
The White Cloud Mountain Fish, Tanichthys albonubes, is a freshwater fish native to China and Vietnam. This species is considered rare in the wild. Captive bred fish have been reintroduced to their native range in hope to restore their population. T. albonubes is a highly commercialized aquarium fish and has been in trade in the United States since at least 1971. T. albonubes has been reported as introduced to Columbia, Australia, Reunion (Indian Ocean island department of France), Madagascar and the United States. This species has known established populations outside of their native range but no impacts of introduction have been reported in these locations. Therefore, the history of invasiveness is classified as Data Deficient. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States is medium. Areas of high match were found in Florida and southern Texas. Certainty of assessment is low due to a lack of information regarding history of invasiveness and part of the introduced range not represented in the climate match. The overall risk assessment category for Tanichthys albonubes is uncertain.
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