Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Blue Swimming Crab - Female
Blue Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Portunus pelagicus
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Crustaceans
Swimming Crabs

Blue Swimming Crab

Xenia Swimming Crab

Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab

Red Swimming Crab

Charybdis sp. 1

Harlequin Swimming Crab

Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab

Scissor Swimming Crab



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