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Biting Fiddler Crab
Martin-Lefèvre P., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Crabs

Biting Fiddler Crab

Minuca mordax (Smith, 1870)

Names

EnglishBiting Fiddler Crab
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokrabu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMinuca mordax (Smith, 1870)

About this species

The Biting Fiddler Crab (Minuca mordax) is a species of the family Ocypodidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 34 times (GBIF), between 1890 and 2021. iNaturalist users have shared 1 observation from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne and Nickerie.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyOcypodidae
GenusMinuca

In Suriname

34Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1890First record
2021Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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