Threespot Swimming Crab
Portunus sanguinolentus
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 0–80 m
- Max size: 20 cm
A swimming crab marked with three spots on its back, paddling over sandy and muddy bottoms of bays and estuaries. It reaches about twenty centimetres and hunts slow moving bottom animals from the shallows down to thirty metres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae › Portunus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1061758.
FAQ
- How deep does the Threespot Swimming Crab live?
- The Threespot Swimming Crab (Portunus sanguinolentus) is typically found at 0–80 m.
- How big does the Threespot Swimming Crab get?
- The Threespot Swimming Crab grows to about 20 cm.