Photo Image Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus

BLUE SWIMMING CRAB

Portunus pelagicus

They live in sandy, muddy and sea grass areas, and are often found buried in the soft bottom during day. They comes out of their burrows during high tides and at night, when they looks for prey (bivalves, fish and sometimes macroalgae).
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Remarks:
5- 65 m depth, length up to 20 cm, Male is bright blue, female brown grey. Commercially fished.
Divesites seen at:
Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Heynus, Jahir, Jahir 2, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Madidir, Magic Crack, Pantai Kecil, Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), Slow Poke, TK 1, TK2, TK3

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Crab
-	Black Coral Crab
-	Blue Swimming Crab
-	Candy crab
-	Carry Crab
-	Crowned coral crab
-	Cryptodomia Sponge Crab
-	Cyclocoeloma Decorator Crab
-	Dormia Sponge Crab
-	Halimeda crab
-	Harlequin crab
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