How deep does the Hairback Fiddler live?

The Hairback Fiddler (Minuca vocator) is typically found at 0–1 m.

Hairback Fiddler

Minuca vocator

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–1 m

A fiddler crab of mangroves and estuaries, it digs burrows in high intertidal mud and can wander onto land. The male waves one greatly enlarged claw to court females and warn off rivals, sifting the sediment for detritus with the smaller claw.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 955275.

FAQ

How deep does the Hairback Fiddler live?: The Hairback Fiddler (Minuca vocator) is typically found at 0–1 m.