Yucab Reef

Being a shallower reef, Yucab is a very popular second dive for many of the Cozumel dive charters. The reef is very colorful and healthy with lots of hard coral species and huge barrel sponges. There is usually a strong current here so this is always done as a drift dive.

Marine life at this site

Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Frond Oyster

Dendostrea frons3 obs.

Atlantic Grey Cowry

Luria cinerea2 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum2 obs.

Giant Honeycomb Oyster

Hyotissa hyotis2 obs.

Hawkwing Conch

Lobatus raninus2 obs.

West Indian Top Shell

Cittarium pica2 obs.

Merchant Dove Shell

Columbella mercatoria2 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas2 obs.

Tiger Lucine

Codakia orbicularis2 obs.

Musling

Lima lima2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nassarius2 obs.

Coffeebean Trivia

Pusula pediculus2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Prunum labiatum2 obs.

Pink Vase Sponge

Niphates digitalis2 obs.

Blade Fire Coral

Millepora complanata2 obs.

Widemouth Rocksnail

Plicopurpura patula2 obs.

Transverse Ark

Anadara transversa2 obs.

West Indian Chank Shell

Turbinella angulata1 obs.

Netted Olive

Oliva reticularis1 obs.

Red Cushion Sea Star

Oreaster reticulatus1 obs.

Atlantic White Hoof Snail

Hipponix antiquatus1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Atlantic Winged Oyster

Pteria colymbus1 obs.

Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis1 obs.