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Best places to dive with Anemonefish

Amphiprion spp.

Small territorial clownfish sheltering in anemones that have colonised the shallow hulls. A reliable small-subject find on wrecks like the Fujikawa and Shinkoku Maru.

Destinations ranked by how reliably anemonefish is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.

Alor, Indonesia

Sighting likelihood by month
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Resident in huge numbers at Clown Valley, which reportedly holds the densest sea-anemone concentration of any dive site; mainly Clark's and tomato anemonefish.

Koh Chang, Thailand

Sighting likelihood by month
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Anemonefish (clownfish) occupy anemone fields on the shallow reefs, notably at Hin Luk Bat.

Surin Islands (Mu Ko Surin), Thailand

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Resident in anemones across the shallow reefs, including the HQ Channel and Ao Mai Ngam.

Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

Sighting likelihood by month
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Reliable on the anemone-covered shallow wrecks.