Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Blotched Swimming Crab
Blotched Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Portunus spinimanus
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 0-300 ft. (0-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
True Crabs

Blotched Swimming Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab

Redhair Swimming Crab

Nimble Spray Crab

Tidal Spray Crab

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Neck Crab

Banded Clinging Crab

Batwing Coral Crab

Channel Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab (yellow-brown color variation)

Common Blue Crab

Ornate Blue Crab

Horseshoe Crabs
Spiny Lobsters
Isopods
Hermit Crabs
Shrimps
Barnacles
Mantis Shrimps
Slipper Lobsters


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