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Dart

Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dart (Trachinotus botla) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the dart

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dart live?

Not recorded

Is the dart endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachinotus
  7. SpeciesTrachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803)

Synonyms Hyperoglyphe umhlangae, Palinurichthys umhlangae, Scomber botla, Trachinotus bolta, Trachinotus russelii, Trachinotus russelli, Trachinotus russellii, Trachynotus russelii

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Black-spotted swallowtailEnglish
  • Common dartEnglish
  • Large-spotted pompanoEnglish
  • Largespot dartEnglish
  • Largespotted dartEnglish
  • Largespotted pompanoEnglish
  • Southern swallowtailEnglish
  • Surf breamEnglish
  • Surf trevallyEnglish
  • SwallowtailEnglish
  • Swallowtail dartEnglish
  • Wave garrickEnglish
  • Wave trevallyEnglish
  • vidlatka velkoskrnnáCzech
  • Pompaneau pierrotFrench
  • Pampo-de-pintas-grandesPortuguese
  • Индоокеанский трахинотRussian
  • 大斑鯧鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dart

Other species in the same genus Trachinotus.

Derbio

Trachinotus ovatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus goodei

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Dart

Trachinotus blochii

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus falcatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pampano

Trachinotus africanus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDart vs DerbioDart vs Northern dartDart vs PermitDart vs Dart

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dart?

The dart (Trachinotus botla) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dart (Trachinotus botla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachinotus-botla

MLA

“Dart (Trachinotus botla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachinotus-botla.

BibTeX
@misc{trachinotus_botla_2026,
  title = {Dart (Trachinotus botla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachinotus-botla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}