Smallspotted dart

Trachinotus baillonii

Smallspotted dart — Trachinotus baillonii
  • Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
60 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Trachinotus
Distribution
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Pacific, Southwest
  • Pacific, Western Central

About the smallspotted dart

The smallspotted dart (Trachinotus baillonii) is an Indo-Pacific species of pompano in the family Carangidae.

Distribution

This species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and coast of East Africa to the Gambier Islands and southern Japan. In the Marquesas Islands, it is replaced by the similar Marquesas dart (T. macrospilus). The smallspotted dart is a reef-associated species. It can be found in lagoons and seaward reefs, usually in schools near the surface of waters.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the smallspotted dart lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

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