Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab

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Gelasimus vomeris

Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab, a reference photo
Photo: TheMaskedLapwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Gelasimus vomeris is a species of fiddler crab found in the southwest Pacific Ocean. In Australia, it is found in the east and north from Darwin to Sydney.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange-clawed 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Ocypodidae
Genus
Gelasimus
Species
Gelasimus vomeris

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