Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Yellowfin Culter (Chanodichthys flavipinnis) - 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.

Chanodichthys flavipinnis is a freshwater cyprinid native to Annam, Vietnam. Limited information is available about this species. Huckstorf and Freyhof (2012) refer to C. flavipinnis as data deficient in the IUCN assessment. No records of introductions outside of the native range have been found, creating an uncertain history of invasiveness. This fish is not found in trade. The climate match for the contiguous United States was unanimously low, with all states receiving low individual climate scores. The certainty of assessment is low. The overall risk assessment category for Chanodichthys flavipinnis is uncertain.