Diplodus vulgaris, the common two-banded sea bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies.

[7] Diplodus vulgaris has an oval shaped, deep, compressed body with a moderately fleshy-lipped slightly protrusible mouth.

There is a dark band on the nape which extends to the base of the pectoral fins and to the rear edge of the gill cover, a second dark band rings the caudal peduncle immediately behind the rearmost soft rays of the dorsal and anal fins.

[2] Diplodus vulgaris is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands and Madeira north to the Bay of Biscay and throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

[11] Another study, off southwestern Portugal, found that the common two-banded seabream preyed on brittle stars, polychaetes, amphipods and sea urchins.

The species is widely available in markets across the Mediterranean and is sold fresh or frozen or salted, despite the flesh not being all that well regarded.

The common two-banded seabream is also a potential species for growing in aquaculture as it is euryhaline and attains maturity without the need for hormone treatments,=.