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BPBM 4995Invertebrate Zoology

Leptuca crenulata

Mexican Fiddler Crab

As recorded: Uca crenulata (Lockington, 1877)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae

Collected by
C.H. Edmondson
Locality
Newport Bay
Island
California
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen

Leptuca crenulata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,382 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

2525 Bacon St, San Diego, CA 92107, USA

(c) uzun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Lower Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) mmorrison211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Orange County, CA, USA

(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA

(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

I-5 N, Carlsbad, CA, US

(c) Corey Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptuca crenulata observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

Carlsbad, CA, USA

(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Leptuca crenulata. BPBM 4995. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39551117. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4995.

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