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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae swimming crabs

Genus: Ovalipes

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9 species (see list below)
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Ovalipes australiensis
[]
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Ovalipes catharus
[Paddle crab]
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Ovalipes elongatus
[]
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Ovalipes floridanus
[Florida lady crab]
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Ovalipes iridescens
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 8.7 cm CW
Ovalipes ocellatus(Herbst, 1799)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Ovalipes ocellatus
[Ocellate lady crab]
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Max. Length 9.5 cm CW
 
Ovalipes punctatus
[Sand crab]
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Ovalipes stephensoni
[Coarsehand lady crab]
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Ovalipes trimaculatus
[Rowing crab]


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