Summary ²

The Swallowtail dart (Trachinotus coppingeri) is an Australian endemic found in shallow coastal waters, often in the surf zone along sandy beaches. A bluish-black dart becoming silvery-white below, with a series of 6 or 7 vertically elongate dark spots just above the lateral line in adults, anterior 2 spots above the pectoral fins. If grows to 60cm in length and 1.2kg.

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1. (c) Erik Schlogl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Schlogl
2. (c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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