It has a flat, oval body. The coloration is light gray with silvery and greenish reflections, the top of the head and the base of the caudal fin are slightly yellowish. The pelvic fins are yellow, as well as the first rays of the anal fin. It has a black spot on the tail peduncle. Juveniles are generally yellow. This color gives way to silvery gray as they grow (from tail to head). There is no transversal stripes and the caudal fin is not bordered with black. It looks like Oblada melanurus (Saddled Seabream) has the main differences is that it has white edges surrounding the black dot on tail peduncle. Diplodus annularis has yellow marks on eye and underside.