Tubuca capricornis, the capricorn fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab that is found in north west and northern Australia. It was named after its occurrence near the Tropic of Capricorn. These crabs live on shaded mud flats in mangroves.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Capricorn 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Ocypodidae
- Genus
- Tubuca
- Species
- Tubuca capricornis
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