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  2. Callinectes sapidus - Wikipedia

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    Blue crab escaping from the net along the Core Banks of North Carolina.. Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.

  3. List of U.S. state crustaceans - Wikipedia

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    The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus was chosen as the state crustacean of Maryland in 1989. [17] C. sapidus is a crab found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific coast of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. The blue crab may grow to a carapace width of 230 mm (9.1 in).

  4. Illinois River - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois River (Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi [4]) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois , [ 5 ] the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles (74,479 km 2 ). [ 6 ]

  5. NC's blue crab numbers have been dropping for years ... - AOL

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    The state's blue crab fishery has been declining for years, and no one knows if or when that will turn around as pressures on coastal areas increase. NC's blue crab numbers have been dropping for ...

  6. Ischadium - Wikipedia

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    Hooked mussels’ primary predators include the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Ischadium recurvum grows on Crassostrea virginica reefs. These reefs appear off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They tend to appear in estuarine conditions in the Gulf. [5] Ischadium is a choice prey item due to its richness of macronutrients.

  7. List of rivers of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Mississippi River. Ohio River. Lusk Creek; Saline River; Wabash River. Little Wabash River. Skillet Fork; Elm River; Fox River; Salt Creek; Bonpas Creek; Embarras ...

  8. Beaufort’s cherished blue crab is ‘mean as hell.’ But ...

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    Lee ‘Lucky’ Alewine sorts blue crabs on Sept. 20, 2024, throwing back small ones or females carrying eggs and keeping crabs that are at least five inches from across the shell, point to point.

  9. Marine habitat - Wikipedia

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    The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water, through pure seawater (30 to 40 ppt), to water concentrated by evaporation to over twice the salinity of ocean seawater (up to 90 ppt).