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Austruca occidentalis East African Fiddler Crab

Austruca occidentalis is commonly referred to as East African Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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East African Fiddler Crab (Austruca occidentalis) male,Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022


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lexID:
14593 
AphiaID:
955184 
Scientific:
Austruca occidentalis 
German:
Ostafrikanische Winkerkrabbe 
English:
East African Fiddler Crab 
Category:
Mangrove Inhabitans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Austruca (Genus) > occidentalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Naderloo, Schubart & H.-T. Shih, ), 2016 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Madagascar, Tansania 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Mangrove Zones 
Size:
1,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus, omnivore 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-11 19:30:52 

Info

Austruca occidentalis (Naderloo, Schubart & H.-T. Shih, 2016)

Austruca is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. Austruca was formerly a subgenus of Uca, but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus.

The most of fiddlers occur in mangroves or along the shore,estuarine, burrowing in mud.

The fiddler crab Austruca occidentalis is a dominant species in mangrove forests along the East African coast.

Synonymised names:
Uca (Austruca) occidentalis Naderloo, Schubart & H.-T. Shih, 2016 · unaccepted (basionym)

External links

  1. Fiddler Crab Info (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2022.
  2. Video Fiddler Crab (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2022.

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East African Fiddler Crab (Austruca occidentalis) male,Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022

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