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

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

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

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
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

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

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Humphead Bannerfish
Heniochus varius
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Blacklip Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon kleinii
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulatus

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
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
Midnight Snapper
Macolor macularis

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus 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.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Nembrotha purpureolineata Nudibranch
Nembrotha purpureolineata

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Bornella anguilla Nudibranch
Bornella anguilla

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Blue Sea Star
Linckia laevigata

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora