Afruca tangeri is a species of fiddler crab that lives along the Atlantic coasts of western Africa and southwestern Europe.

[2] Afruca tangeri is one of the largest species of fiddler crab, with a carapace up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) wide,[3] and up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long.

The range of Afruca tangeri extends from southern Portugal southwards to Angola;.

The specific epithet tangeri refers to the Gulf of Tangier, Morocco, the species' type locality.

[4] The common name preferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization is West African fiddler crab (French: gélasime africain; Portuguese: boca-cava-terra).