Species ID
View AllSmallspotted Dart
( Trachinotus baillonii )
Description
Other names
Black-spotted Dart, Black-spotted Swallowtail, Northern Dart, Northern Swallowtail
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
- Can grow to 60cm in length
- Often confused with Common Dart
- Number of spots increases with age
- Common catch along sandy surf beaches
- Best targeted in the surf with small fleshy baits such as pippis or worms
- Edible
