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Family: Ocypodidae fiddler and ghost crabs



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81 species (see list below)
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Austruca citrus
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Max. Length 1.9 cm CW
 
Austruca iranica
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Austruca mjoebergi
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Gelasimus borealis
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Gelasimus dampieri
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Gelasimus hesperiae
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Gelasimus vocans
[Orange fiddler crab]
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Minuca victoriana
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CW
 
Ocypode africana
[African ghost crab]
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Ocypode brevicornis
[]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)

Photo by Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Ocypode ceratophthalmus
[Horned ghost crab]
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Ocypode convexa
[Golden ghost crab]

Photo by Auscape International

Indo-Pacific

Ocypode cordimanus Desmarest, 1825

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Ocypode cordimanus
[Smooth eyed ghost crab]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Ocypode cursor
[Tufted ghost crab]
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Ocypode fabricii
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Ocypode gaudichaudii
[Painted ghost crab]
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Ocypode jousseaumei
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Ocypode kuhlii
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Ocypode macrocera
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Ocypode madagascariensis
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Ocypode mortoni
[]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846

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Ocypode pallidula
[Pallid ghost crab]
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Ocypode pauliani
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Ocypode platytarsis
[]

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo

Western Atlantic

Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787)

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Ocypode quadrata
[Atlantic ghost crab]
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Ocypode rotundata
[Rounded ghost crab]
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Ocypode ryderi
[Pink ghost crab]
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Ocypode saratan
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Ocypode stimpsoni
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Paraleptuca splendida
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Tubuca acuta
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Tubuca capricornis
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Tubuca elegans
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Tubuca flammula
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Tubuca hirsutimanus
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Tubuca polita
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Tubuca seismella
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Tubuca signata
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Uca annulipes
[Porcelain fiddler crab]
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Uca arcuata
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Uca burgersi
[Saltpan fiddler]
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Uca chlorophthalmus
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Uca coarctata
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Uca crassipes
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Uca crenulata
[Mexican fiddler]
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Uca cumulanta
[Heaping fiddler crab]
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Uca dussumieri
[Purple fiddler crab]
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Uca forcipata
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Uca inversa
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Uca lactea
[]

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo

Southwest Atlantic

Uca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898

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Uca leptodactyla
[Marbled fiddler]
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Uca longisignalis
[Gulf marsh fiddler]
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Uca major
[]

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo

Western Atlantic.

Uca maracoani (Latreille, 1802)

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Uca maracoani
[Brazilian fiddler crab]
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Uca marguerita
[Olmec fiddler]
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Uca minax
[Redjointed fiddler]
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Uca mordax
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Uca neocultrimana
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Uca panacea
[Gulf sand fiddler]
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Uca paradussumieri
[Purple fiddler]
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Uca perplexa
[Lemon clawed fiddler crab]

Photo by Auscape International

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Uca pugilator (Bosc, 1802)

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Uca pugilator
[Atlantic sand fiddler]
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Uca pugnax
[Atlantic marsh fiddler]
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Uca rapax
[Mudflat fiddler]
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Uca rhizophorae
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Uca rosea
[Rosy fiddler crab]
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Uca sindensis
[Indus fiddler crab]
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Uca speciosa
[Longfinger fiddler]
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Uca spinicarpa
[Spined fiddler]
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Uca subcylindrica
[Laguna madre fiddler]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm CL
 
Uca tangeri
[West African fiddler crab]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Uca tetragonon (Herbst, 1790)

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Uca tetragonon
[Fiddler crab]
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Uca thayeri
[Mangrove fiddler]
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Uca triangularis
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Uca uruguayensis
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Uca urvillei
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Uca virens
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Uca vocator
[Hairback fiddler]
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Uca vomeris
[]

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm CW
Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763)

Photo by Photo by Hirose, Gustavo
 
Ucides cordatus
[Mangrove crab]
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Ucides occidentalis
[Mangrove ghost crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Austruca citrus 2020
Austruca iranica Western Indian Ocean 1.9 CW 1971
Austruca mjoebergi Western Indian Ocean 1924
Gelasimus borealis Northwest Pacific 1975
Gelasimus dampieri Western Indian Ocean 1975
Gelasimus hesperiae Indo-West Pacific. 1975
Gelasimus vocans Orange fiddler crab Indo-West Pacific 1758
Minuca victoriana Southwest Atlantic 1987
Ocypode africana African ghost crab Eastern Atlantic 3.4 CW 1881
Ocypode brevicornis Western Indian Ocean 1837
Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned ghost crab Indo-Pacific 1772
Ocypode convexa Golden ghost crab Western Indian Ocean 1824
Ocypode cordimanus Smooth eyed ghost crab Indo-Pacific 1825
Ocypode cursor Tufted ghost crab Eastern Atlantic and the 4.6 CL 1758
Ocypode fabricii Western Indian Ocean 1837
Ocypode gaudichaudii Painted ghost crab Eastern Pacific 1843
Ocypode jousseaumei Indo-Pacific 1905
Ocypode kuhlii South Western Pacific. 1835
Ocypode macrocera Eastern Indian Ocean 1852
Ocypode madagascariensis Western Indian Ocean 1965
Ocypode mortoni Northwest Pacific 1982
Ocypode pallidula Pallid ghost crab Indo-Pacific 1846
Ocypode pauliani Indo-Pacific 1965
Ocypode platytarsis Western Indian Ocean 1852
Ocypode quadrata Atlantic ghost crab Western Atlantic 1787
Ocypode rotundata Rounded ghost crab Indo-Pacific. 1882
Ocypode ryderi Pink ghost crab Western Indian Ocean 1880
Ocypode saratan Indo-Pacific. 1775
Ocypode stimpsoni Northwest Pacific 1897
Paraleptuca splendida Northwest Pacific 1858
Tubuca acuta Northwest Pacific 1858
Tubuca capricornis Western Indian Ocean 1975
Tubuca elegans Western Indian Ocean 1982
Tubuca flammula Western Indian Ocean 1975
Tubuca hirsutimanus Western Indian Ocean 1982
Tubuca polita Western Indian Ocean 1975
Tubuca seismella Western Indian Ocean 1975
Tubuca signata Western Indian Ocean 1865
Uca annulipes Porcelain fiddler crab Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1837
Uca arcuata Western Pacific. 1835
Uca burgersi Saltpan fiddler Southwest Atlantic 1967
Uca chlorophthalmus Indian Ocean. 1837
Uca coarctata Western Central Pacific 1852
Uca crassipes Western Pacific. Tropica 1847
Uca crenulata Mexican fiddler East Pacific. 1877
Uca cumulanta Heaping fiddler crab Southwest Atlantic 1943
Uca dussumieri Purple fiddler crab Indo-Pacific. 1852
Uca forcipata Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Uca inversa Western Indian Ocean. 1874
Uca lactea Western Pacific. 1835
Uca leptodactyla Marbled fiddler Southwest Atlantic 1898
Uca longisignalis Gulf marsh fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1968
Uca major Western Atlantic Ocean. 1782
Uca maracoani Brazilian fiddler crab Western Atlantic. 1802
Uca marguerita Olmec fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1981
Uca minax Redjointed fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1855
Uca mordax Southwest Atlantic 1870
Uca neocultrimana Southwest Atlantic 1973
Uca panacea Gulf sand fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1974
Uca paradussumieri Purple fiddler Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1973
Uca perplexa Lemon clawed fiddler crab Northwest and Western Cen 1837
Uca pugilator Atlantic sand fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1802
Uca pugnax Atlantic marsh fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1870
Uca rapax Mudflat fiddler Western Atlantic 1870
Uca rhizophorae Western Central Pacific 1950
Uca rosea Rosy fiddler crab Western Central Pacific a 1937
Uca sindensis Indus fiddler crab Indo-Pacific. 1900
Uca speciosa Longfinger fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1891
Uca spinicarpa Spined fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1900
Uca subcylindrica Laguna madre fiddler Western Atlantic Ocean. 1851
Uca tangeri West African fiddler crab Eastern Atlantic and the 3.3 CL 1835
Uca tetragonon Fiddler crab Indo-Pacific. 1790
Uca thayeri Mangrove fiddler Southwest Atlantic 1900
Uca triangularis Western Central Pacific 1873
Uca uruguayensis Southwest Atlantic 1901
Uca urvillei Indian Ocean. 1852
Uca virens Western Central Atlantic. 1968
Uca vocator Hairback fiddler Western Atlantic 1804
Uca vomeris Indo-West Pacific. 1920
Ucides cordatus Mangrove crab Atlantic Ocean 10 CW 1763
Ucides occidentalis Mangrove ghost crab Eastern Pacific 1897



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