During our night dive on 2025-03-26 in Gozo, Malta, we encountered this long, needle-like fish cruising silently over the seagrass – most likely a Belone belone (Garfish / Hornhecht). ✨

This species is common in the Mediterranean, but rarely seen so clearly at night! It can be identified by its:

• Long, slender body
• Distinct beak-like snout
• Silvery-green shimmer under torchlight

📎 Belone belone – Wikipedia

Thanks again to my dive buddy @viktoriakaffanke@mastodon.cymais.cloud 💙
Dive organized by the awesome folks at Dive Blue Waters 🤿
📈 Dive log: Garmin Connect Profile
🔍 Species ID supported by ChatGPT – read the discussion