Ocypode fabricii

Ocypode fabricii is a species of ghost crabs endemic to the coast of northern and western Australia, from Darwin to Shark Bay. They are medium-sized ghost crabs with a squarish body.^[1] The carapace reaches a length of 38 mm (1.5 in) and a width of 40 mm (1.6 in). Like other ghost crabs, one of their claws is much larger than the other.^[2] They live in burrows in the intertidal zones of the muddy to sandy beaches of mangrove forests.^[3]

Ocypode fabricii
Ocypode fabricii dorsal aspect (legs excluded)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Ocypodidae
Genus:	Ocypode
Species:	O. fabricii
Binomial name
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Ocypode fabricii distribution range (in green)

See also

• Golden ghost crab