Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Redhair Swimming Crab
Redhair Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Portunus ordwayi
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 0-50 ft. (0-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
True Crabs

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

Blotched Swimming Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab

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


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