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Uca arcuata   (De Haan, 1835)

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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tai Tam, Pak Nai, and marshes in Mai Po and near Lantau (Ref. 113679). Also known from mangrove areas in Sai Keng (Ref. 128397). C: Ref. 128397;O: Ref. 113679.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jones, D.S. and B. Morton, 1994
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 99823).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 114679. Found both on marine and land (Ref. 99823). Inhabits intertidal mud flats. Occasionally builds cylindrical mud chimney surrounding its burrow entrance (Ref. 104820). Exhibits vertical claw-waving (Ref. 104881).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Legall, N. and J. Poupin. 2015. (Ref. 100230)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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