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Large Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca princeps
981 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 981 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Mexican Fiddler CrabLeptuca crenulata
American Red Fiddler CrabUca heteropleura
Ornate Fiddler CrabUca ornata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 406 |
|---|---|
| California | 405 |
| Mexico | 153 |
| Sinaloa | 61 |
| Baja California Sur | 46 |
| Sonora | 25 |
| Ecuador | 16 |
| Santa Elena | 10 |
| Baja California | 8 |
| Nayarit | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Ghost and Fiddler Crabs · Ocypodidae |
| Genus | Narrow-fronted Fiddler Crabs · Uca |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Large Mexican Fiddler Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.