Tetragonal Fiddler Crab

Gelasimus tetragonon

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Description

A fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, may be any of approximately 100 species of semi-terrestrial marine crabs which make up the genus Uca. As members of the family Ocypodidae, fiddler crabs are most closely related to the ghost crabs of the genus Ocypode. This entire group is composed of small crabs – the lar... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Maldives Seychelles Indo-Pacific Papua New Guinea Mariana Islands +44 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

blue

Social Behaviour

Group

Couple

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand