Ras Il-Hobz

Ras Il-Hobz is a coastal point on Gozo, the smaller island of the Maltese archipelago, known for its limestone shoreline typical of the island's coast. The dive here is a reef site reaching a maximum depth of around 40 metres, rated as a beginner dive, and dive sites along this part of Gozo are generally reached from nearby shore access points or short boat rides out of the local harbours. Barracuda are a regular sighting on the reef, and divers have also reported damselfish, dentex, glassfish, grouper, jacks and amberjack, lobster, moray eels, nudibranchs, and octopus around the site.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
• LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
• GlassfishGlassfishReported here · unconfirmed
• Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed
• BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
• DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
• GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
• DentexDentexReported here · unconfirmed
• Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
• Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
• Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
• Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividusReported here · unconfirmed
• European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
• Madeira ScorpionfishScorpaena maderensisReported here · unconfirmed
• Mediterranean MorayMuraena helenaReported here · unconfirmed
• OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
• Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist