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Best places to dive with Queen angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
A bright blue-and-yellow angelfish with a dark crown-like spot on the forehead, usually seen singly or in pairs picking at sponges on the reef. A common ornamental resident of the Lighthouse Reef walls and reef tops.
Destinations ranked by how reliably queen angelfish is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.
Bonaire, Bonaire
| Month | Likelihood |
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| January | commonly seen |
| February | commonly seen |
| March | commonly seen |
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| July | commonly seen |
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| October | commonly seen |
| November | commonly seen |
| December | commonly seen |
A resident reef fish seen on most dives along the fringing reef.
Lighthouse Reef, Belize
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | commonly seen |
| February | commonly seen |
| March | commonly seen |
| April | commonly seen |
| May | commonly seen |
| June | commonly seen |
| July | commonly seen |
| August | commonly seen |
| September | commonly seen |
| October | commonly seen |
| November | commonly seen |
| December | commonly seen |
Resident year-round; no seasonal peak. Assessed Least Concern by the IUCN.