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Tubuca arcuata

Fiddler Crab


Tubuca arcuata

(De Haan, 1835)
Cangrejo Barrilete
Family: Ocypodidae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Uca arcuata.




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Tubuca arcuata, the bowed fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab in the family Ocypodidae. It can be found in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.

Size: Large carapace breadth: 25.3 mm ± 5.84 (sd), 95% range: 13.9–36.8 mm

Source: Wikipedia, article Tubuca arcuata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 3

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Photography ID: 7323
♂  Adult
Bahia de Shenzhen
Hong Kong
China
06/06/2010
Gustavo Routaboul
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Photography ID: 7320
♀  Adult
Bahia de Shenzhen
Hong Kong
China
06/06/2010
Gustavo Routaboul
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Photography ID: 7319
♀  Adult
Bahia de Shenzhen
Hong Kong
China
06/06/2010
Gustavo Routaboul


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
1513606/06/2010ChinaHong KongBahia de ShenzhenGustavo Routaboul
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Fiddler Crab (Tubuca arcuata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.