Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Charybdis hellerii
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, Gulf of Mexico
Note: This is an invasive species in the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


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