Fiddler Crabs

Uca princeps

Princely Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Gelasimus princeps
Smith, S.I. 1870. Notes on American Crustacea. No. 1. Ocypodoidea. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science 2:113-176.

Information

Subgenus
Uca
Common Names
Princely FiddlerCrab, Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Synonyms
Gelasimus princeps
Geographic Range
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru
Map data derived from: Crane (1975); Brusca (1980); Hendrickx (1984)

Photos

Uca princeps
Uca princeps
Uca princeps

Video

Male Uca princeps waving
1:26 min., 352 x 240, MP4
Male Uca princeps waving (Uca beebei in background)
3:13 min., 352 x 240, MP4

Art

No art available at this time.

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