Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vocans
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
Males of this fiddler crab wave one hugely enlarged claw over muddy lagoon flats and tidal mud. It feeds on exposed sand and in shallow pools, rolling sand into neat pellets to sort edible scraps from grit, and sometimes gathers in roving droves.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae › Gelasimus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 955174.
FAQ
- Is the Orange Fiddler Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Orange Fiddler Crab is harmless to divers.