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