Family: |
Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) |
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Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range - 0 m |
Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Inhabits burrows and holes on mud surface and occasionally climbs mangrove prop roots. Feeds on interstitial organisms on the mud (Ref. 104861). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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