[4] The genus Diplodus is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.

The overall colour is silvery grey with a yellowish tint with an almost complete dark ring around the caudal peduncle just behind the dorsal and anal fins.

[2] Diplodus annularis is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Black and Azov Seas and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay south to the Straits of Gibraltar, including Madeira and the Canary Islands.

[9] Diplodus annularis, like other Sparids, is mainly predatory and a study in the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia found that their diet was dominated by molluscs and other bony fishes, with crustaceans and plant material also being important.

Fishing discards which are fed on by gulls has increased the rate of infection of annular breams off Valencia in eastern Spain.

It is readily found in fish markets in the Mediterranean, for example it is easily available in Israel, but very infrequently sold in Morocco.