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Spiny-wristed Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa
Leptuca spinicarpa, commonly known as the spiny-wristed fiddler crab or the spined fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to coastal habitats along the Gulf of Mexico from northwestern Florida to Mexico.
From the article Leptuca spinicarpa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The carapace can be up to 23mm wide and is often green in color in the frontal area. Strongly raised tuberculate ridges are present on the palm of the male's major cheliped; a large tubercle is present on the carpus.
Range & habitat
The species lives in fresh to brackish water on intertidal banks and marshes with firm clay, clay-sand, or clay-mud substratum.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 739183.