Lemon Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
On intertidal mudflats this fiddler crab waves one greatly enlarged claw to court passing females and to signal across the flat. The males even keep up a slow background waving to draw females in from a distance.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae › Austruca
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 955187.
FAQ
- Is the Lemon Clawed Fiddler Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Lemon Clawed Fiddler Crab is harmless to divers.