Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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

Sargassum Swimming Crab

Redhair Swimming Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab

Blotched Swimming Crab

Ornate Blue Crab

Common Blue Crab

Xenia Swimming Crab

Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab

Red Swimming Crab

Charybdis sp. 1

Blackpoint Sculling Crab

Harlequin Swimming Crab

Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab

Scissor Swimming Crab



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