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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Superfamily Ocypodoidea > Genus Uca |
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eye stalked fiddler crab awaiting identification* Family Ocypodidae updated Aug 09 Where seen? This tiny fiddler crab with bright red eye stalks is seen in the back mangroves of Chek Jawa on hard compacted mud near young mangrove trees. The burrow seems to have a raised edge around it so it resembles a chimney. Features: Body width 1cm or less. Body rather triangular when seen from above, but rounded below. The male fiddler crab's enlarged pincer is not longer than his body width. They come in a wide range of pschedelic flourescent colours. But all of them have red eyes on red eye stalks. |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 09 |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 09 |
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Red eye stalked fiddler crabs on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Mar 11 |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 11 |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 11 |
 Chek Jawa, Dec 09 |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 09 |
 Chek Jawa, Dec 09 |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 11 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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