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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae swimming crabs

Genus: Portunus

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44 species (see list below)
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Portunus acuminatus
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Portunus affinis
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Portunus alexandri
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Portunus anceps
[Delicate swimming crab]
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Max. Length 3.8 cm CW
 
Portunus argentatus
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Max. Length 22 cm CW
 
Portunus armatus
[Blue swimmer crab]
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Portunus asper
[Rough swimcrab]
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Portunus brockii
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Portunus convexus
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Portunus euglyphus
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Max. Length 12 cm CW
 
Portunus gladiator
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Max. Length 4.3 cm CW
 
Portunus gracilimanus
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Portunus guinotae
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Max. Length 8.2 cm CW
 
Portunus haanii
[Warty swimming crab]

Giourgis, Hector

Eastern Atlantic and thro
Max. Length 2.6 cm CL
Portunus hastatus(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Giourgis, Hector
 
Portunus hastatus
[Lancer swimcrab]
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Portunus innominatus
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Portunus iranjae
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Portunus latipes
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Portunus lecromi
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Portunus longispinosus
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Portunus macrophthalmus
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Portunus mariei
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Portunus orbicularis
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Portunus paralatibrachium
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm CW
Portunus pelagicus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Portunus pelagicus
[Blue swimming crab]
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Portunus petreus
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Portunus pubescens
[Hairy swimming crab]
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Portunus reticulatus
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Portunus rugosus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific. From East
Max. Length 21.5 cm CW
Portunus sanguinolentus(Herbst, 1783)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Portunus sanguinolentus
[Threespot swimming crab]

O'Keefe, Jo

Eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Portunus sayi(Gibbes, 1850)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Portunus sayi
[Sargassum swimming crab]
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Portunus sebae
[Ocellate swimming crab]

Tiralongo, Francesco

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.2 cm CW
Portunus segnis(Forskål, 1775)

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Portunus segnis
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Max. Length 4.3 cm CW
 
Portunus spinicarpus
[Longspine swimming crab]
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Portunus spiniferus
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Max. Length 9.2 cm CW
 
Portunus spinimanus
[Blotched swimming crab]
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Portunus stephensoni
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Portunus tenuicaudatus
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Portunus tenuipes
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Max. Length 15.9 cm CW
 
Portunus trituberculatus
[Gazami crab]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Portunus tuberculosus(Milne-Edwards, 1861)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Portunus tuberculosus
[Blood-spot swimming crab]
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Portunus ventralis
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Portunus vossi
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Portunus xantusii
[Xantus swimcrab]


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