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Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus: [2] Extant species. Image Scientific name Common name
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.
Callinectes bellicosus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. They are native to warm waters and shorelines in Mexico. [ 2 ] They are prepared and eaten in the same manner as blue crabs .
Callinectes ornatus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. It can be distinguished from the closely related Atlantic blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus ) by the presence of six frontal teeth on the carapace , compared with only four for C. sapidus . [ 2 ]
Callinectes similis is a good swimmer, and its last pereiopods are expanded to paddles with which it swims. Adult males may grow up to a width of 122 millimetres (4.8 in), while females may reach 95 mm (3.7 in).
Callinectes exasperatus (common name: rugose swimming crab) is a species of swimming crab native to the western Atlantic Ocean. The diet of this species is carrion ...
Callinectes larvatus Ordway, 1863 Neptunus marginatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 Callinectes marginatus , commonly known as the sharptooth swimcrab or marbled swimcrab , is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae .
Callinectes bocourti is a species of swimming crab. Its native range extends from Jamaica and Belize south to Brazil, but it has been found as a nonindigenous species as far north as North Carolina. [2] This crab has a light brown shell with red spots and markings on it, and red claws and legs. [2]