Tubuca acuta

(Stimpson, 1858)

Vernacular names
English : Acute fiddler crab
French : Crabe violoniste à bords fins

Classification
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Decapoda
Family : Ocypodidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Small crab reaching 1.5 to 2 cm shell width. Legs brown or red with yellow tips. Shell is clear with a small spine on each sides and black spotting for males. Display claw with red-orange base and articulation and cream-yellow tips.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area and occurs around coastal regions of southern China, from Hong Kong to Fuzhou. Possibly found in Taiwan. Lives in brackish water areas, mudflats, mangroves and estuaries.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : This species doesn’t have a large range but lives in a few protected areas, especially around Hong Kong. Status not assessed at this point.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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