Type Description

Species: Gelasimus rapax

• 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: Minuca
Common Name: Mudflat Fiddler Crab
Synonyms/Alternate Spelling: Uca salsisitus, Uca pugnax brasiliensis
Geographic Range (Map): Western Atlantic - Southern Florida, Texas to Brazil, West Indies

Pictures

Photos taken at Galveston, TX. Provided by M. Wicksten.

This photo is from Florida and was provided by Chris Lukhaup.

These photos are of a pair of aquarium-bred males with two major claws. This condition has been reported a number of times, but is considered to be pretty rare, particularly in the wild. The photos were provided by Hans-Georg Rupp.

A gravid (pregnant) female. The photos were provided by Hans-Georg Rupp.

Video

References

Abele and Kim (1986); Ahmed (1976); Albrecht and von Hagen (1981); Altevogt (1972); Balbort and Thurman (1997); Barnwell (1963, 1982, 1986); Barnwell and Thurman (1984); Bezerra et al. (2006); Bott (1973); Burgers (1958); Castiglioni (2003); Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo (2004, 2005, 2006); Castiglioni et al. (2006); Chace and Hobbs (1969); Christy (1987); Christy and Salmon (1984); Conde and Díaz (1985); Costa and Negreiros-Fransozo (2002); Costa et al. (2006); Crane (1943 x 2, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1975); Curran and Martin (2003); Daleo et al. (2003); deRivera and Vehrencamp (2001); Diaz et al. (2004); Diniz Filhol (1990); Ewing (1989); Felder and Staton (1994); Ferraris and Norenburg (1997); Fotheringham and Brunenmeister (1975); Genofre (1975); Genoni (1985, 1991); Gerlach (1958); Gmitter (1953 = U. pugnax); Goshima et al. (1996); Greenspan (1980); Grissell (1981); von Hagen (1962, 1967 x 2, 1970 x 4, 1975, 1980, 1987 x 2);  von Hagen and Holthuis (1968); Hannan and Evans (1973); Hasek and Rabalais (2001); Heard (1977); Herrnkind (1972, 1983); Holthuis (1959); Hurman (2005); Hyatt and Salmon (1978); Innes and Taylor (1986); Johnson (2003); Jordão and Oliveira (2001); Klaassen and Ens (1993); Koch and Wolff (2002); Koch et al. (2005); Lacerda (1982); Layne et al. (2003 x 2); Lee et al. (1981); Leija-Tristán et al. (1990); Levinton et al. (1996); Lim (2006); Lim and Deong (2003); Lin et al. (2002); Maccagno (1928); Mangum (1996); Martínez (2004); Masunari (2006); Masunari and Dissenha (2005); Masunari and Swiech-Ayoub (2003); Masunari et al. (2005); Mattson (1988); McIvor and Smith (1995); McKeon and Feller (2004); McLain et al. (2003); McNamara and Moreira (1983); Menzies and George (1972); Miller (1965); Morgan and Christy (1994, 1997); Mouton and Felder (1995, 1996); Mulstay (1987); Murai et al.(1987); Nickol et al. (2002); Nobili (1897 = G. minax); Oliveira (1939 x 2 = U. rapax, U. brasiliensis, & U. salsisitus); Oliveira and Custódio (1998); Oliveira and Moreira (1940 = U. pugnax brasiliensis); Palmer (1973); Pierce et al. (2000); Powers (1977); Prieto et al. (2004); Rabalais (1991); Rabalais and Cameron (1983); Rabalais and Gore (1985); Rathbun (1900, 1902, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1933); Raz-Guzman and Sanchez (1992); Rebach (1983); Rhodes (1986); Rodriguez (1980); Rosenberg (2000, 2001, 2002); Rupp (2004); Ruppert and Fox (1988); Salmon (1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1984); Salmon and Atsaides (1968 x 2); Salmon and Horch (1972, 1973); Salmon and Hyatt (1983); Salmon and Kettler (1987); Salmon and Zucker (1988); Salmon et al. (1979); Schoor et al. (2000); Shih (1999); Silva and de Almeida (2002); Smith (1870); Smith and Miller (1973); Spivak et al. (1991); Sturmbauer et al. (1996); Swennen et al. (1982); Tashian (1956); Tashian and Vernberg (1958); Tavares and de Mendonça (2003); Thurman (1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 x 2, 2004 x 2, 2005); Tuma et al. (1993); van Delft (1968); Vernberg (1983); Vernberg and Costlow (1966 x 2); Vernberg and Tashian (1959); Vernberg and Vernberg (1966 x 2, 1967, 1968 x 2, 1969, 1975); Walker (1972); Warner (1969); Weaver and Salmon (2002); Weis (1977); Windsor et al. (2005); Yamaguchi (2001, 2002); Yamaguchi and Henmi (2001); Zanders and Rojas (1996 x 3); Zeil (1998); Zeil and Layne (2002); Zucker (1984)