This juvenile queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris, from Curacao shows more than a minor amount of aberration to the patterning of its juvenile stripes. Unusual specimens of Holacanthus angelfish are few and far between but just because we see them less than other angelfish, especially pygmy angelfish doesn’t mean they aren’t out there.
In addition to this wild looking queen angelfish juvenile from Curacao this summer we also saw that unique yellow queen angelfish from B-Box Aquarium and an even weirder nearly all black rock beauty angelfish. Unfortunately there is not really any relationship between juvenile and adult markings of queen angelfish and this cool weirdo queen angelfish juvenile will probably grow up to be a queen angelfish with normal coloration.
