| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portunus acuminatus (Stimpson, 1871) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Portunus anceps (de Saussure, 1857) |
Delicate swimming crab | Western Atlantic | |
| Portunus argentatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Indo-West Pacific | 3.81 | |
| Portunus armatus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Blue swimmer crab | Indo-West Pacific | 22 |
| Portunus asper (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Rough swimcrab | To be filled | |
| Portunus brockii (de Haan, 1887) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Portunus convexus De Haan, 1835 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Portunus depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859) |
Flatface swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798 |
Indo-West Pacific | 7.4 | |
| Portunus gracilimanus (Stimpson, 1858) |
Indo-West Pacific | 4.27 | |
| Portunus guinotae Stephenson & Rees, 1961 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Portunus haanii (Schmitt, 1858) |
Warty swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific | 8.24 |
| Portunus hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767) |
Lancer swimcrab | Eastern Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean | 2.6 |
| Portunus iranjae Crosnier, 1962 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Portunus lecromi Moosa, 1996 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus longispinosus (Dana, 1852) |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Portunus macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Portunus mariei Guinot, 1957 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus orbicularis (Richters, 1880) |
Western Pacific | ||
| Portunus paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Blue swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific | 20 |
| Portunus petreus (Alcock, 1899) |
Indian Ocean | ||
| Portunus pubescens (Dana, 1852) |
Hairy swimming crab | Pacific Ocean | |
| Portunus reticulatus (Herbst, 1799) |
Indian Ocean | ||
| Portunus rugosus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) |
Threespot swimming crab | Indo-Pacific | 20 |
| Portunus sayi (Gibbes, 1850) |
Sargassum swimming crab | Eastern Atlantic Ocean | |
| Portunus sebae (Milne-Edwards, 1834) |
Ocellate swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) |
Western Indian Ocean | 16.2 | |
| Portunus spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871) |
Longspine swimming crab | Western Atlantic Ocean | 4.29 |
| Portunus spiniferus Stephenson & Rees, 1967 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus spinimanus Latreille, 1819 |
Blotched swimming crab | Western Atlantic | 9.19 |
| Portunus stephensoni Moosa, 1981 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Portunus tenuipes (De Haan, 1835) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876) |
Gazami crab | Indo-West Pacific | 15.86 |
| Portunus tuberculosus (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Blood-spot swimming crab | Indo-Pacific | |
| Portunus ventralis (Milne-Edwards, 1879) |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Portunus vossi Lemaitre, 1992 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Portunus xantusii (Stimpson, 1860) |
Xantus swimcrab | Eastern Central Pacific | 7.5 |