Consumption of this species is currently considered sustainable. Eat responsibly. Enjoy your meal and always respect sustainable sizes and breeding seasons.

Non toxic.

Measures between 30-35 cm. It is bicolor with a predominantly silver and gray body. It also has 14-15 narrow gray-brown transversal stripes. It has 11 Dorsal spines; 12 – 13 Dorsal soft rays; 3 anal spines; 10 – 11 anal soft rays. It has a fusiform / normal body shape with a pointed snout and long face. Ventral side is flattened. Looks like: Pouting (e.g., Centracanthus cirrus): small, slender fish that may be confused with juvenile L. mormyrus. However, pouting have a more pointed snout and a different fin ray count. Diplodus sargus (White Seabream): juveniles can be similar in shape and fin structure to L. mormyrus. Careful examination of scale patterns and tooth morphology is needed for accurate identificatio

Juvenile striped seabream are thinner and more elongated than when mature!