Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ornate Blue Crab
Ornate Blue Crab
Scientific Name: Callinectes ornatus
Also known as: Shelligs crab
Category: True Crabs
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
True Crabs

Ornate Blue Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab

Blotched Swimming Crab

Redhair Swimming Crab

Nimble Spray Crab

Tidal Spray Crab

Blue-Eyed Rock Crab

Green Flat Rock Crab

Banded Clinging Crab

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Neck Crab

Sawedged Spooner Crab

Splendid Pebble Crab

Red Swimming Crab

Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Batwing Coral Crab

Variable Coral Crab

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab

Rust-Spotted Guard Crab

Red-Spotted Guard Crab

Two Tooth Guard Crab

Channel Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab (yellow-brown color variation)

Common Blue Crab

Horseshoe Crabs
Spiny Lobsters
Isopods
Hermit Crabs
Porcelain Crabs
Shrimps
Barnacles
Mantis Shrimps
Slipper Lobsters
Reef Lobsters


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