Family : Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Largespotted dart
Fish Name : Trachinotus botla
Max size : 75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3197); max. published weight: 2,300 g (Ref. 3287)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indian Ocean: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also Madagascar, Sri Lanka and western Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 19-22. Bluish black above, silvery below; 1-5 large spots on or near LL (absent in specimens less than 15 cm, number of spots increasing with age); caudal, 2nd dorsal and anal fins dusky to blue-black, the lobes usually darker (Ref. 3197).
Biology : Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300). Adults in sandy surf zones; juveniles in shallow surf zones (Ref. 4332). Feeds on crabs, mussels, and worms (Ref. 5213)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref : Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)

India country information
Common Names : ळदागौ, Ladagoo, Largespot pampano
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses