Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Arenaeus mexicanus
cangrajo nadador reticulado, Reticulated swimming crab
Caparace width between long lateral spines to 90 mm.
Littoral on sandy beachs.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Portunoidea
Family
Portunidae
Genus
Arenaeus
Species
mexicanus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Arenaeus bidens Smith, 1869, Euctenota mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baja California, Mexico to Peru, Cocos Island and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Arenaeus mexicanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8496. Accessed 16 July 2025.