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Best places to dive with Yucatan Mosquitofish
Gambusia yucatana
Tiny livebearers that shoal in the first metre of water at almost every cenote entrance, along with mollies (Poecilia spp.). Divers usually meet them while kitting up on the steps — they will pick at dead skin on your feet. Ecologically the base of the food web in the lit part of a cenote.
Destinations ranked by how reliably yucatan mosquitofish is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.
Cenotes (Riviera Maya), Mexico
| Month | Likelihood |
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| 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 and abundant year-round in the shallows. No seasonality; density varies with the individual cenote, not the calendar.