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Trachinotus botla Common Dart. Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Largespot Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail, Swallowtail Dart

Trachinotus botla is commonly referred to as Common Dart. Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Largespot Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail, Swallowtail Dart . Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Common Dart (Trachinotus botla) uShaka Marine World, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022


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lexID:
14562 
AphiaID:
218442 
Scientific:
Trachinotus botla 
German:
Großgepunktete Stachelmakrele 
English:
Common Dart. Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Largespot Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail, Swallowtail Dart  
Category:
Carangidi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Carangiformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachinotus (Genus) > botla (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Shaw, ), 1803 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Java, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water 
Size:
23.62" - 29.53" (60cm - 75cm) 
Weight:
2.3 kg 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Predatory, Worms 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-04 21:44:09 

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Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803)

Occurs inshore . Adults can be found in sandy surf zones, juveniles in shallow surf zones. The Largespotted Dart feeds on crabs, mussels, and worms.

Colour bluish black above, silvery below, with 1-5 large spots (absent in specimens less than 15 cm, number of spots increasing with age).

Synonymised names:
Palinurichthys umhlangae Smith, 1949
Scomber botla Shaw, 1803
Trachinotus russelii Cuvier, 1832 (misspelling)
Trachinotus russelli Cuvier, 1832 (misspelling)
Trachinotus russellii Cuvier, 1832 (misspelling)
Trachynotus russelii (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)

External links

  1. fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2022.
  2. fishesofaustralia.net (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2022.

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Common Dart (Trachinotus botla) uShaka Marine World, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022

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