Morphological description (GBIF)(Mô tả hình thái (GBIF))
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of mullets entering freshwaters in Black Sea and Mediterranean basins by: ● posterior extremity of upper jaw reaching beyond anterior rim of eye / ○ predorsal scales with a single longitudinal groove / ○ 41 – 42 scales in lateral series (not including scales on caudal base) / ○ 24 circumpeduncular scale rows / ○ upper lip smooth / ○ without adipose tissue rim around eye / ○ pectoral short, not reaching close to vertical of first dorsal origin. Size up to 530 mm SL.
