Longspine Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus
Also known as: Brachyura Crab, Swimming Crab, True Crab, Portunus spinicarpus
- Brachyura Crab
- Swimming Crab
- True Crab
- Portunus spinicarpus
Overview
Found over mud and sandy bottoms, amongst broken shells and corals, in both shallow, and very deep waters of coral and rocky reefs.
Brachyura crabs are considered true crabs, they have a short abdomen, four walking legs and a pair of clawed arms at the front.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found over mud and sandy bottoms, amongst broken shells and corals, in both shallow, and very deep waters of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 4
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPortunidae
- genusAchelous
- speciesAchelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
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