Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus
Portunidae
(Alecto Facsimile Edition - Plate 40A)

BAU51

$350.00

51. Blue Swimmer Crab. Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766) [W,P&M]
181 x 129 mm [NB. Wheeler & Moore measurements]
In this painting Bauer has contributed detailed views of the blue swimmer crab’s
mouthparts. It is not known where Bauer’s specimen came from but the species
ranges throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
W&M : 328