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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).
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 ...
This is a list of mammals of Maryland, those mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Maryland. [1] Maryland does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the calico cat as its state cat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as its state dog, and the Thoroughbred as its state horse.
Blue crab Callinectes sapidus: The blue crab is found in the Chesapeake Bay and is the most valuable species harvested from the bay. 1989 [7] Dinosaur: Astrodon Astrodon johnstoni: In 1958, the first Astrodon fossils were found in Maryland. They lived in what is now Maryland from 130 to 95 million years ago. 1998 [8] Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Dierssen Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County, Maryland. This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas. As of 2016, the state of Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas (WMAs) covering 123,530 acres (499.9 km 2) of land. [1]
Parks and Trees Act (Cap. 216) [8] and its associated regulations, the Parks and Trees Regulations (Cap. 216 Section 63) [9] aimed at regulating conduct within parks and nature reserves. Wildlife Act (Cap. 351) [ 10 ] aimed at protecting named species of plant, animal and fungi in Singapore
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.
Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare) Glassy darter (Etheostoma vitreum) Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Common logperch (Percina caprodes) Stripeback darter (Percina notogramma) Shield darter (Percina peltata) Walleye (Sander vitreum) (introduced)