DIVE SITE
Jiko Yansi
A wall dive, this is a good spot for pygmy seahorses and other small finds. But again, the scenery is the main draw. There is a slight overhang at the dive site and it got its name from a local girl who passed away fishing near the area. Her name was Yansi, and "Jiko" means bay.

Depths
can be more than 30 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
25 minute

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti

Denise Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Ornate Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.

Reef lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus

Common lionfish
Pterois volitans

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Reef Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Spotted Boxfish
Ostrcion meleagris

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
Reef Needle Fish
Strongylura incisa
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Humphead Bannerfish
Heniochus varius
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Blacklip Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon kleinii
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulatus
Yellow Stripe Scad Mackerel
Selaroides leptoleptis

Common Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya mossambica

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei

Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus

Lemon Coral Goby
Gobiodon citrinus
Paperfin Pygmy Goby
Eviota prasina

Stripe Pygmy Goby
Eviota sebreei
Queensland Pygmy Goby
Eviota queenslandica
Scissortail Sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Arc-Eye Hawkfish
Paracirrhites arcatus
Dwarf Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco

Long Nose Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus

Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus

Bloch Big Eye
Priacanthus blochii

Three Spot Squirrel Fish
Sargocentron cormutum
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
Midnight Snapper
Macolor macularis
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Oriental Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Striped Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus lessonii

Ribbon Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Roving Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Black Saddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Spotted Coral Grouper
Plectropomus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Honey Comb Grouper
Epinephelus merra

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris

Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis

Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis

Banded Tozeuma shrimp
Tozeuma armatum

Saron shrimps
Saron spp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculatus Xeno crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Soft coral Cowries
Primovula rosewateri

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Tambja morosa Nudibranch
Tambja morosa

Nembrotha purpureolineata Nudibranch
Nembrotha purpureolineata

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Bornella anguilla Nudibranch
Bornella anguilla

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Phyllodesmium longicirrum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

Wunderpus octopus
Wunderpus photogenicus

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.

Anax Sea Cucumber
Theleonota anax

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Blue Sea Star
Linckia laevigata

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora