Decapoda7 species
Family Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs (Ocypodidae)
Ocypodidae is a family in the order Decapoda. Browse 7 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Ocypodidae (7)
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Ocypode quadrata
Identification: The only species of ghost crab along Atlantic beaches. Individuals are occasionally found north of Rhode Island, though they cannot survive the winters there. Update: articles in 2013 indicate that a breeding population is present on
Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca crenulata
Longwave Gulf Fiddler
Uca longisignalis
Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Uca minax
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Uca pugilator
Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax
Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Uca thayeri