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Mangrove Crab


Ucides occidentalis

Cangrejo Rojo de Manglar del Pacífico
Family: Ocypodidae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Ucides is a genus of mangrove crabs in the monotypic family Ucididae, containing two species:
  • Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) – Atlantic coast from Florida to Uruguay
  • Ucides occidentalis (Ortmann, 1897) – Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru

Source: Wikipedia, article Ucides occidentalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
38028827/12/2015EcuadorManabíSan JacintoRene Zambrano Roman
44991618/09/2014EcuadorGuayasGolfo de Guayaquil (interior)Rene Zambrano Roman
38030212/09/2014EcuadorEl OroArchipiélago de JambelíRene Zambrano Roman
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mangrove Crab (Ucides occidentalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.