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Family Ocypodidae - Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs


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Range map for Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama      11 1  
California    22      
Delaware     123    
Florida525761312135 65
Georgia      8  1  
Louisiana  3         
Maine       2    
Maryland      4     
Massachusetts     3 614  
New Jersey     2 237  
New York      1 11  
North Carolina   2 3 3 1  
Rhode Island     91313  
South Carolina   1  22    
Texas     245 64 
Virginia     1   1  

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