Seabream

Saddled Seabream - Oblada melanura

Saddled Seabream are also called oblade and are an extremely common Mediterranean fish.  It has a fuse-shaped silver body with a black spot near the tail.

 

Sarpa Salpa - Cow Bream

Close up of Cow Bream seen in Cyprus

 Sarpa Salpa is a species of bream clearly recognizable by the golden stripes which run down the length of its body.  They stay in groups and graze on sea grass.  They are particularly wary of divers and don't tend to allow close proximity.

 

Two-banded Sea Bream - Diplodus vulgaris

 Known as la Mojarra in Spanish and very common in shallow water.