Cozumel, Mexico
Belize
Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi
Redhair Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Achelous ordwayi
Synonyms: Portunus ordwayi
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)
Depth: 0-50 ft. (0-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Portunidae (Family)
└Achelouinae (Subfamily)
└Achelous (Genus)
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