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Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax
28 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mud Fiddler CrabMinuca pugnax
Atlantic Sand Fiddler CrabLeptuca pugilator
Gulf Marsh Fiddler CrabMinuca longisignalis
Mudflat Fiddler CrabMinuca rapax
Gulf Sand Fiddler CrabLeptuca panacea
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Squareback Marsh CrabArmases cinereum
Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler CrabLeptuca thayeri
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,814 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 494 |
| South Carolina | 286 |
| North Carolina | 257 |
| Maryland | 156 |
| Georgia | 132 |
| New Jersey | 113 |
| Delaware | 95 |
| Massachusetts | 73 |
| New York | 62 |
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 | Minuca |
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 Red-jointed Fiddler Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.