Smallspotted dart
Trachinotus baillonii
- Usual depth0–13 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The smallspotted dart is an Indo-Pacific species of pompano in the family Trachinotidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Smallspotted dart”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 159 records
- May: 265 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–13 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Smallspotted dart, Baillon's Dart, blackspotted dart, dart, Pompano, Small spotted dart, Smallspotted dart, smallspotted dart, Small Spotted Dart, smallspotted pompano
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pámpano Abotonado
- French
- Carangue manège, Poisson manège, Pompaneau muscadin
- Japanese
- Koban-aji, コバンアジ
Other scientific names: Caesiomorus baillonii, Caesiomorus quadripunctatus, Trachinotus bailloni, Trachinotus cuvieri, Trachinotus jordani, Trachinotus oblongus, Trachinotus quadripunctatus, Trachynotus bailloni, Trachynotus baillonii, Trachynotus cuvieri, Trachynotus jordani, Trachynotus oblongus
Similar species
- Snubnose pompano
Trachinotus blochii
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 907 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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