| Main Ref. | Kottelat, M., 1990 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Differs from its only known congener, T. sanguicauda, in having 31-36 gill-rakers on first gill-arch (vs. 27-31) and in the coloration of the living males (body silvery with yellow or red spots; caudal, dorsal, anal and pelvic plain red or yellow, or hyaline with yellow or red dots) (Ref. 7304). Description: D1 VI-VII; D2 I,9-10 (Ref. 7304). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 31 - 36 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 2 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |