| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Achelous binoculus (Holthuis, 1969) | Redspotted swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Achelous depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859) | Flatface swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Achelous gibbesii (Stimpson, 1859) | Iridescent swimming crab | Western Atlantic | |
| Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | 1.06 | 
| Achelous rufiremus (Holthuis, 1959) | Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Achelous sebae (Milne Edwards, 1834) | Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860 | Southeast Pacific | ||
| Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 | Crevice sculling crab | Western Atlantic |