Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab
Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Lissocarcinus orbicularis
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Subfamily: Thalamitinae
Category: Swimming Crabs
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii

Crustaceans
Swimming Crabs

Sea Cucumber Swimming Crab

Scissor Swimming Crab

Blue Swimming Crab

Xenia Swimming Crab

Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab

Charybdis sp. 1

Red Swimming Crab

Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Harlequin Swimming Crab



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