West African Fiddler Crab

Afruca is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae. Afruca tangeri, the only species in this genus, lives along the Atlantic coasts of western Africa and southwestern Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of West African 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

• Uca princeps
• Uca maracoani
• Xeruca formosensis
• Leptuca thayeri
• Tubuca forcipata
• Ucides cordatus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Ocypodidae

Genus

Afruca

Species

Afruca tangeri

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