| Family: |
Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found in intertidal mudflats. Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Digs burrows in supralittoral of sand beaches; more common on offshore islands. Males build towers in breeding season. Key species on sand species (Ref. 801). Members of the family Ocypodidae are typical deposit feeders (Ref. 108430). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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