Trachinotus baillonii

Trachinotus baillonii, commonly known as the Small spotted dart, is a large schooling fish. Their base colour is silver with a little purpleish hue on their back and a few dark spots on their lateral lines. They've a long anal and dorsal fin and very large caudal fin.

As juveniles they live on sandy beaches with a lot of wave action. As adults they live in clear coastal waters usually near coral reefs feeding on small fishes and they're sometimes seen in brackish waters as well. Make sure to offer them mainly small fishes but this can be substituted with other meaty foods like shrimp, mussel and crab meat. Watch out combining them with shrimps and fishes that fit their mouths!