Ocellate Swimming Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab
Name: Ocellate Swimming Crab
Scientific Name: Achelous sebae
Family: Swimming Crabs
Taxonomic: Portunidae
ID Group: Crabs
Size: up to 3.5 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Crab has a reddish-brown carapace with two large dark spots outlined in white near the back. Its claws have dark tips.