Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ocellate Swimming Crab
Achelous sebae
Ocellate Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Achelous sebae
Synonyms: Portunus sebae
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 20-90 ft. (6-27 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Portunoidea (Superfamily)
         └Portunidae (Family) Swimming Crabs
          └Achelouinae (Subfamily)
           └Achelous (Genus)
            └A. sebae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 557888🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1071225🔗

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