Northeast Atlantic Ocean Belone belone euxini Günther, 1866 in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov Belone belone acus Risso, 1827 in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent parts of Atlantic Ocean, Madeira, Canary Islands, Azores, and south to Cape Verde Belone belone gracilis Lowe, 1839 from France to the Canary Islands including the Mediterranean B.b. euxini is treated as a valid species Belone euxini by FishBase while other authorities treat B.B. acus as the species Belone acus, which is synonymous with B.b. gracilis. Use as food Garfish are sometimes caught as bycatch, mainly in fixed nets along the coast in shallow waters. If caught with rod and line, they tend to leap out of the water when hooked. Garfish are eaten boiled, fried, baked, grilled, or smoked. They have unusual green bones (due to the presence of biliverdin) which discourages many people from eating them, but the green colour is harmless. Gallery References Further reading External links Belone Fish of Europe Fish of the Mediterranean Sea Fish of the Black Sea Fish of the North Sea Fish of the Baltic Sea Fauna of Macaronesia Marine fauna of North Africa Fish described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus tr:Zargana