Austruca annulipes is a species of fiddler crab found along the coastline from South Africa to Somalia, Madagascar, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ring-legged Fiddler Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Austruca occidentalis
- Cranuca inversa
- Leptuca uruguayensis
- Tubuca signata
- Tubuca acuta
- Paraleptuca splendida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Ocypodidae
- Genus
- Austruca
- Species
- Austruca annulipes
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