The smallspotted dart (Trachinotus baillonii) is an Indo-Pacific species of pompano in the family Carangidae.
[2] The body color varies from silvery blue to grey above, with some small black spots on the flanks.
It has large, strong fins, a forked tail, and a narrow base.
This species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and coast of East Africa to the Gambier Islands and southern Japan.
The identity of the person nonoured in the specific name is not clear but is either the French naturalist Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778-1851), or his father Jean François Emmanuel Baillon (1742-1801), who was also a naturalist.