Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Speckled Swimming Crab
Speckled Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Arenaeus cribrarius
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Subfamily: Portuninae
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 0-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Bahamas, Brazil

Crustaceans
Swimming Crabs

Speckled Swimming Crab

Ornate Blue Crab

Atlantic Blue Crab

Blue Swimming Crab

Sargassum Swimming Crab

Xenia Swimming Crab

Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab

Charybdis sp. 1

Blackpoint Sculling Crab

Red Swimming Crab

Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Harlequin Swimming Crab

Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab

Redhair Swimming Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab

Blotched Swimming Crab

Scissor Swimming Crab



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