Larvae with slender body. Margin of pre-opercle slightly serrate. Second dorsal and anal fins on tail region at about 7 mm, first dorsal spines posterior. Pigmentation pattern varies drastically from species to species. Diplodus sargus larvae with several melanophores scattered on head and on gut region and row of melanophores on post-anal ventral mid-line of tail (Ranzi, 1933) (Diplodus sargus).
Table Sparidae
22 geographic zones