Figure 004. Uca major

Alt Text: Composite photograph of the Uca major fiddler crab which includes several black & white images of different views of the crab, a color photograph, and a distribution map. Composite Image Description: Figure 4. Uca major. (Herbst, 1782). UNI 29. Collected: 19 July 2007, Bahamas, San Salvador, Pigeon Creek, Eastside Quarry (23.981211, -74.486231). Scale Bar = 10 mm. (A) Dorsal view. (B) Front view. (C) Inner cheliped. (D) Ocular view. (E) Ambulatory. (F) Color Photo. (G) Distribution Map (Finke 2024).: Species Description: Large species (width < 35 mm). Carapace smooth, carapace length 55% width (Fig. 4A). Frontal region less than 9.4% carapace width (Fig. 4A,D). Eyestalks very long and slim (Fig. 4D). Lower orbit dentations square (Fig. 4D). Anterolateral angle forming sharp, outward-pointing spine. Dactyl and pollex almost same width (Fig. 3B), gap when large cheliped closed. Lower edge of manus with role of uniform-sized tubercles (Fig. 4B,C). Terminus of pollex with sharp spine. On walking legs, merus width is 35% of length. Very few setae in walking legs (Fig. 4E). Found in eastern Mexico, the Caribbean and northern South America (Fig. 4G).