Species ID
View AllCommon Dart
( Trachinotus botla )
Description
Other names
Largespotted dart , Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Largespot Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail, Swallowtail Dart
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
- Can grow to 75cm in length
- In Australia, found only in WA
- Common catch along sandy surf beaches
- Best targeted in the surf with small fleshy baits such as pippis or worms
- Edible
