Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Alcolapia latilabris (a fish, 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.

Alcolapia latilabris is a tilapia species native to the Lake Natron basin on the border of Tanzania and Kenya. The history of invasiveness is uncertain. There were no records of introductions found. The climate match was low. The lake this species is endemic to is hypersaline so it is uncertain how that physiology would affect its ability to successfully establish a population in the United States. The certainty of assessment is low. There was very little information available about the species. The overall risk assessment category is uncertain.