Mudflat Fiddler

Minuca rapax

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–1 m

A small fiddler crab of tropical mudflats, the male waves one hugely enlarged claw to court females and warn off rivals. It works the upper shore between the tides, scavenging algae, mangrove leaves and tiny invertebrates from the mud.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae › Minuca

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 955271.