Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Sargassum Swimming Crab
Portunus sayi
Sargassum Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Portunus sayi
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 7.5 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Portunidae (Family)
└Portuninae (Subfamily)
└Portunus (Genus)
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