Species Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803)
Common Dart, Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Largespot Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail, Swallowtail Dart
- Scomber botla Shaw, G. 1803. General Zoology or systematic natural history. London Vol. 4 Part 2 Fishes. pp. 187–632 pls 26–92. [591] [composite based primarily on Russell's figure of 'botla-parah' in Russell, P. 1803. Descriptions and Figures of 200 Fishes, Collected at Vizagapatam on the Coast of Coromandel. London : East India Co. Vol. 1, 78 pp.; Vol. 2, 85 pp.; 208 pls].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Vishakhapatnam (as Vizagapatam), India. - Trachinotus russelli Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1832. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 8 509 pp. pls 209-245. [436].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.5663 skin, Pondicherry, India.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1986. Family Carangidae. pp. 638-661 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [659]
Generic Combinations
- Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [192] - Caesiomorus botla (Shaw, 1803). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44] (1052, in part)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Garden Island (32º12´S) to Point Quobba (24º29´S) and possibly further north, WA; tropical, Indian.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Off sand beaches.
General References
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [192] (in part)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [133] (851, as T. russelli, in part)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2747]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44] (1052, in part, as Caesiomorus botla)
Common Name References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [124] (Black-spotted Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail Dart)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [130] (Common Dart)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [80] (Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Swallowtail)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Common Dart)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2747] (FAO) (Largespot Dart)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [263] (Largespot Dart)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Dec-2012 | 13-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |