Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Gelasimus vomeris is a species of fiddler crab found in the southwest Pacific Ocean. In Australia, it is found in the east and north from Darwin to Sydney.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gelasimus vomeris”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 62 records
- February: 62 records
- March: 43 records
- April: 59 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 39 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 80 records
- October: 58 records
- November: 61 records
- December: 57 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) SkippingShoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab, Southern Calling Fiddler Crab
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 鋤指丑招潮
Other scientific names: Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris, Uca vomeris
Similar species
Dampier's Fiddler CrabGelasimus dampieri
Western Calling Fiddler CrabGelasimus hesperiae
Jocelyn's Fiddler CrabGelasimus jocelynae
Tetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragonon
Calling Fiddler CrabGelasimus vocans
- Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus excisus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 360 open-data records from 1914 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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