Leptuca crenulata Mexican Fiddler Crab, California Fiddler Crab, Crenulated Fiddler Crab, Notched Fiddler Crab, Southern California Fiddler Crab

Leptuca crenulata is commonly referred to as Mexican Fiddler Crab, California Fiddler Crab, Crenulated Fiddler Crab, Notched Fiddler Crab, Southern California Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16675 

AphiaID:

955221 

Scientific:

Leptuca crenulata 

German:

Mexikanische Winkerkrabbe 

English:

Mexican Fiddler Crab, California Fiddler Crab, Crenulated Fiddler Crab, Notched Fiddler Crab, Southern California Fiddler Crab 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Leptuca (Genus) > crenulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lockington, ), 1877 

Occurrence:

California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones 

Size:

0" - 0.39" (0,6cm - 1,5cm) 

Food:

omnivore 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Leptuca crenulata
  Mexikanische Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Leptuca thayeri
  Thayer's Winkerkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-08-12 14:29:49 

Last edit:

2024-08-12 14:35:15 

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