Yucab Reef
★★★★★
(12,024)
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.
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.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
1.5k Sightings
J
145
F
156
M
204
A
140
M
148
J
128
J
103
A
113
S
61
O
82
N
84
D
129
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
985 Sightings
J
84
F
106
M
125
A
81
M
91
J
72
J
83
A
74
S
45
O
60
N
73
D
91
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
949 Sightings
J
102
F
113
M
121
A
87
M
71
J
68
J
87
A
73
S
49
O
52
N
70
D
56
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
942 Sightings
J
188
F
154
M
162
A
75
M
36
J
23
J
31
A
38
S
25
O
23
N
60
D
127
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
821 Sightings
J
85
F
97
M
95
A
77
M
93
J
97
J
63
A
45
S
35
O
36
N
43
D
55
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
497 Sightings
J
51
F
51
M
71
A
67
M
45
J
33
J
29
A
31
S
25
O
18
N
29
D
47
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
371 Sightings
J
33
F
36
M
53
A
32
M
34
J
32
J
18
A
35
S
14
O
25
N
26
D
33
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
287 Sightings
J
30
F
30
M
40
A
15
M
20
J
51
J
35
A
10
S
0
O
12
N
17
D
27
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
2.1k Sightings
J
222
F
233
M
273
A
194
M
188
J
156
J
160
A
142
S
114
O
109
N
141
D
155
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
1.8k Sightings
J
191
F
178
M
248
A
140
M
166
J
165
J
150
A
146
S
89
O
78
N
113
D
149
