259 Species in Family Portunidae
Nominal species list for Portunidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Achelous binoculus (Holthuis, 1969) Redspotted swimming crab
Achelous depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859) Flatface swimming crab
Achelous floridanus (Rathbun, 1930)
Achelous gibbesii (Stimpson, 1859) Iridescent swimming crab
Achelous isolamargaritensis (Türkay, 1968)
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 Redhair swimming crab
Achelous rufiremus (Holthuis, 1959)
Achelous sebae (Milne Edwards, 1834)
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860
Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 Crevice sculling crab
Alionectes pulchricristatus (Gordon, 1931)
Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) Speckled swimming crab
Arenaeus mexicanus (Gerstaecker, 1856) Sand swimcrab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871 Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna (Prestandrea, 1839) deepsea swimming crab
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Holthuis, 1981 Peppermint swimcrab
Callinectes amnicola (De Rochebrune, 1883) Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863 Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859) Warrior swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti Milne-Edwards, 1879 Blunttooth swimcrab
Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 Dana swimcrab
Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856) Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes larvatus Ordway, 1863 Masked swimcrab
Callinectes maracaiboensis Taissoun, 1969 Maracaibo swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 Shelling crab
Callinectes pallidus (De Rochebrune, 1883) Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930 Sharptooth swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 Blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 Lesser blue crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863 Giant swimcrab
Caphyra acheronae Takeda & Webber, 2006
Caphyra loevis (Milne-Edwards, 1869) Xenia swimming crab
Caphyra rotundifrons (Milne-Edwards, 1869) Turtle-weed crab
Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880
Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910
Carupa laeviscula Heller, 1862
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1851 Violet-eyed swimming crab
Carupella natalensis Lenz & Strunck, 1914
Catoptrus inaequalis (Rathbun, 1906)
Catoptrus lavicolus Naruse & Uyeno, 2021
Catoptrus nitidus Milne-Edwards, 1870
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Cavoportunus dubius (Laurie, 1906)
Charybdis acuta (Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Charybdis affinis Dana, 1852 Smoothshelled swimming crab
Charybdis amboinensis Leene, 1938
Charybdis anisodon (De Haan, 1850) Twospined arm swimming crab
Charybdis annulata (Fabricius, 1798) Banded-legged swimming crab
Charybdis beauforti Leene & Buitendijk, 1949
Charybdis bimaculata (Miers, 1886) Two-spot swimming crab
Charybdis brevispinosa Leene, 1937
Charybdis callianassa (Herbst, 1789)
Charybdis erythrodactyla (Lamarck, 1818) Rainbow crab
Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) Crucifix crab
Charybdis granulata (De Haan, 1833)
Charybdis hawaiensis Edmondson, 1954 Hawaiian swimming crab
Charybdis hellerii (Milne-Edwards, 1867) Spiny hands
Charybdis hongkongensis She, 1934
Charybdis japonica (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Japanese swimming crab
Charybdis jaubertensis Rathbun, 1924
Charybdis longicollis Leene, 1938 Lesser swimming crab
Charybdis lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) Yellowish brown crab
Charybdis miles (de Haan, 1835) Soldier swimming crab
Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1794) Ridged swimming crab
Charybdis obtusifrons Leene, 1836
Charybdis omanensis Leene, 1938
Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis ornata (Milne-Edwards, 1861)
Charybdis padadiana Ward, 1941
Charybdis philippinensis Ward, 1941
Charybdis rathbuni Leene, 1938
Charybdis riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
Charybdis rufodactylus Stephenson & Rees, 1968
Charybdis sagamiensis Parisi, 1916
Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838
Charybdis truncata (Fabricius, 1798) Blunt-toothed crab
Charybdis vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis vannamei Ward, 1941
Charybdis variegata (Fabricius, 1798)
Coelocarcinus foliatus Edmondson, 1930
Cronius ruber (Lamarck, 1818) Red swimcrab
Cycloachelous granulatus (Milne Edwards, 1834)
Cycloachelous levigatus Koch, 2021
Cycloachelous orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)
Cycloachelous suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)
Echinolatus caledonicus (Moosa, 1996)
Echinolatus proximus Davie & Crosnier, 2006
Euphylax dovii Stimpson, 1860 Pelagic swimcrab
Euphylax robustus Milne-Edwards, 1874 Robustus swimcrab
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861)
Goniosupradens acutifrons (de Man, 1879)
Goniosupradens paucidentata (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Red swimming crab
Laleonectes nipponensis (Sakai, 1938)
Laleonectes stridens Crosnier & Moosa, 2002
Laleonectes vocans (Milne-Edwards, 1878) spotted swimming crab
Libystes edwardsi Alcock, 1900
Libystes lepidus Takeda & Miyake, 1970
Libystes nitidus Milne-Edwards, 1868
Libystes senckenberg Spiridonov, Naderloo & Apel, 2021
Libystes vadosus Spiridonov, Kamanli, Naruse & Clark, 2021
Lissocarcinus elegans Boone, 1934
Lissocarcinus holothuricola (Streets, 1877)
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886 Swimmer crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852 Sea cucumber crab
Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lissocarcinus polyboides Adams & White, 1849
Lupella forceps (Fabricius, 1793)
Lupocyclus inaequalis (Walker, 1887)
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Macropipus guadulpensis (Saussure, 1858)
Macropipus pusillus (Leach, 1816)
Macropipus tuberculatus (Roux, 1830) Knobby swimcrab
Macropipus vernalis (Risso, 1816)
Monomia rubromarginatus (Lanchester, 1900)
Monomia australiensis (Stephenson & Cook, 1973)
Monomia curvipenis (Stephenson, 1961)
Monomia lucida Koch & Ďuriš, 2018
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 Velvet swimming crab
Nectocarcinus antarcticus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
Nectocarcinus bennetti Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Nectocarcinus pubescens Moosa, 1996
Neptunus longispinosus Dana,
Ovalipes australiensis Stephenson & Rees, 1968
Ovalipes catharus (White, in White & Doubleday, 1843) Paddle crab
Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson & Rees, 1968
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918 Florida lady crab
Ovalipes iridescens (Miers, 1886)
Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799) Ocellate lady crab
Ovalipes punctatus (De Haan, 1833) Sand crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976 Coarsehand lady crab
Ovalipes trimaculatus (De Haan, 1833) Rowing crab
Parathranites hexagonum Rathbun, 1906
Parathranites intermedius Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Parathranites orientalis (Miers, 1886)
Parathranites parahexagonus Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites ponens Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites tuberosus Crosnier, 2002
Podophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Podophthalmus vigil (Fabricius, 1798) Periscope crab
Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820 Henslow's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777) Slender swimcrab
Portumnus lysianassa (Herbst, 1801)
Portunus acuminatus (Stimpson, 1871)
Portunus affinis (Faxon, 1893)
Portunus alexandri (Rathbun, 1907)
Portunus anceps (de Saussure, 1857) Delicate swimming crab
Portunus argentatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861)
Portunus armatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Blue swimmer crab
Portunus asper (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Rough swimcrab
Portunus brockii (de Haan, 1887)
Portunus convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus euglyphus (Laurie, 1906)
Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798
Portunus gracilimanus (Stimpson, 1858)
Portunus guinotae Stephenson & Rees, 1961
Portunus haanii (Schmitt, 1858) Warty swimming crab
Portunus hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767) Lancer swimcrab
Portunus innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Portunus iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus latipes (Pennant, 1777)
Portunus lecromi Moosa, 1996
Portunus longispinosus (Dana, 1852)
Portunus macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906
Portunus mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus orbicularis (Richters, 1880)
Portunus paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue swimming crab
Portunus petreus (Alcock, 1899)
Portunus pubescens (Dana, 1852) Hairy swimming crab
Portunus reticulatus (Herbst, 1799)
Portunus rugosus (Milne-Edwards, 1861)
Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) Threespot swimming crab
Portunus sayi (Gibbes, 1850) Sargassum swimming crab
Portunus sebae (Milne-Edwards, 1834) Ocellate swimming crab
Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775)
Portunus spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871) Longspine swimming crab
Portunus spiniferus Stephenson & Rees, 1967
Portunus spinimanus Latreille, 1819 Blotched swimming crab
Portunus stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus tenuipes (De Haan, 1835)
Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876) Gazami crab
Portunus tuberculosus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus ventralis (Milne-Edwards, 1879)
Portunus vossi Lemaitre, 1992
Portunus xantusii (Stimpson, 1860) Xantus swimcrab
Raymanninus schmitti (Rathbun, 1931) Sharpoar swimming crab
Richerellus moosai Crosnier, 2003
Sanquerus validus (Herklots, 1851) Senegalese smooth swimcrab
Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796) Orange mud crab
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949 Green mud crab
Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1775) Indo-Pacific swamp crab
Scylla tranquebarica (Fabricius, 1798) Purple mud crab
Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita annulipes Stephenson & Hudson, 1957
Thalamita anomala Stephenson & Hudson, 1957
Thalamita auauensis (Rathbun, 1906)
Thalamita bevisi (Stebbing, 1921)
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita cerasma Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita chaptalii (Audouin, 1826)
Thalamita coeruleipes Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita corrugata Stephenson & Rees, 1961
Thalamita crenata (Milne-Edwards, 1834) Wide front swimcrab
Thalamita dakini Montgomerey, 1931
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita difficilis Crosnier, 2002
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gracilipes (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita intermedia Miers, 1886
Thalamita investigatoris Alcock, 1899
Thalamita iranica Stephensen, 1946
Thalamita kukenthali De Man, 1902
Thalamita macropus Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita macrospinifera Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita margaritimana Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita minuscula Nobili, 1906
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita multispinosa Stephenson & Rees, 1967
Thalamita philippinensis Stephenson & Rees, 1967
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita poissonii (Audouin, 1826) Poisson swimming crab
Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002
Thalamita pseudospinifera Crosnier, 1975
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita rubridens Apel & Spiridonov, 1998
Thalamita savignyi Milne-Edwards, 1861
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima Milne-Edwards, 1834 Four-lobed swimming crab
Thalamita simillima Crosnier, 2002
Thalamita spiceri Edmondson, 1954
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1903
Thalamita spinimana (Dana, 1852) Spiny claw swimming crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita tenuipes Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens Milne-Edwards, 1869
Thalamitoides tridens Milne-Edwards, 1869
Xiphonectes bidens (Laurie, 1906)
Xiphonectes hastatoides (Fabricius, 1798)
Xiphonectes pseudohastatoides (Yang & Tang, 2006)
Xiphonectes subtilis Nguyen & Ng, 2021
Xiphonectes unidens (Laurie, 1906)
Xiphonectes vassilyi Nguyen & Ng, 2021
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