Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs) |
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benthic; brackish; marine |
Northwest and Western Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. |
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Found on intertidal mudflats. Males wave their claws at approaching females and produce background waving when they attract females from a distance (Ref. 104851). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known from western Malaysia as an obligate mangal species. |
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