Uca pugilator
Atlantic Sand Fiddler

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Malacostraca (woodlice, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, etc.)
Order: Decapoda (crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp)
Family: Ocypodidae (fiddler crabs, ghost crabs)
Genus: Uca
Species: Uca pugilator
Common Names: Atlantic Sand Fiddler

Taxonomic Classification

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Uca pugilator - (male)
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 16, 2004
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Uca pugilator - This is the same male crab as in the above photo.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 16, 2004
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Oct 24 2004

Uca pugilator - This is the same male crab as in the above photo.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 16, 2004
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

Full-sized photo: 276 kB
Photo added to site: Oct 24 2004