BéarlaDiagnosis: 8-9 anal soft rays; anal fin and lower lobe of caudal fin whitish or greyish; scales numerous, 34-39 in a longitudinal series, 11-13 in an oblique, transverse series; 5-8 mucous canals on scales in front of 1st dorsal fin (only 1, less often 2 or 3, in other Liza species (Ref. 57400).
Description: body elongate, rather slender, reaching its greatest depth at level of 1st dorsal-fin origin; head large; interorbital space almost flat; no adipose eyelid; upper lip thin, not ornamented, with 1-3 rows of straight and short teeth scattered over its surface; hind end of upper jaw reaching a vertical line passing between posterior nostril and anterior eye margin; maxillary partially visible below corner of mouth when closed; origin of 1st dorsal fin equidistant from snout tip and caudal-fin base; no axillary process; anal fin with 9 (rarely 8) soft rays; 34-39 scales in a longitudinal series; anterior areas and bases of 2nd dorsal and anal fins covered with some scales; dorsal scales in front of 1st dorsal fin with 5-8 mucous canals (in specimens longer than 12 cm SL)(Ref. 57400).
Coloration: sides and belly silvery, back darker; fins greyish (Ref. 57400).