| Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) |
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benthic; marine |
| Indo-Pacific. |
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| Found in intertidal mudflats. Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Digs burrows in supralittoral of sand beaches; more common on offshore islands. Males build towers in breeding season. Key species on sand species (Ref. 801). Members of the family Ocypodidae are typical deposit feeders (Ref. 108430). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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