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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.
Portunus pelagicus, also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab is a species of large crab found in the Indo-Pacific, including off the coasts Indonesia, [1] Malaysia, [2] Cambodia, [3] Thailand, [4] the Philippines, [5] and Vietnam; [6] and in the intertidal estuaries around most of Australia and east to New Caledonia.
Portunus trituberculatus, known as the horse crab, known as the gazami crab or Japanese blue crab, is the most widely fished species of crab in the world, with over 300,000 tonnes being caught annually, 98% of it off the coast of China. [5] Horse crabs are found from Hokkaidō to South India, throughout Maritime Southeast Asia and south to ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about blue crab—from what blue crabs eat to the shocking number of eggs female crabs release at once.
Paralithodes platypus, the blue king crab, [2] is a species of king crab from cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas. [3] They are generally smaller than red king crabs . [ 4 ]
How did Atlantic blue crabs end up in the Mediterranean Sea? The answer may surprise you. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Portunus segnis, the African blue swimming crab, is a species of crustacean, a swimming crab belonging to the family Portunidae. While native to the western Indian Ocean, it is also invasive in the Mediterranean. It is thought to have come through the Suez Canal from the Red Sea but it may have been transported by ships. [2]
How did Atlantic blue crabs end up in the Mediterranean Sea? The answer may surprise you. Invasive 'American' blue crabs are taking over the Mediterranean Sea: Here's why