| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
5.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range - 95 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea, Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-80; Anal soft rays: 52-52; Vertebrae: 62-62. This species is distinguished from its congener T. disjunctus, by the following characters: pectoral fin peduncle much longer than its width (vs. equal in length); precaudal vertebrae 22 (vs. 16); total vertebrae 62 (vs. 52); long rakers on first gill arch 14 (vs. 6); horizontal eye diameter 3.1% SL (vs. 1.3% SL); interorbital width 0.8% SL (vs. 3.3% SL); no posterior mandibular pore (vs. present); anterior infraorbital pores 1 (vs. 3); opercular spine not covered by skin (vs. covered by skin); otolith height to thickness 2.5 (vs. 1.8); in alcohol head and body light brown (vs. dark brown) (Ref. 93598). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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