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Cardisoma guanhumi, also known as the blue land crab or great land crab, is a species of land crab found in tropical and subtropical estuaries and other maritime areas of land along the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Brazil [2] and Colombia, through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, to the Bahamas, and north to Ponce Inlet, Florida [3] Princess Place Preserve in Palm Coast, and Bermuda. [4]
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.
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).
The ubiquitous Florida blue crab is good eatin', if you care to go through the work involved. Otherwise, they're good bait. Also otherwise: Ignore 'em
Local springs in Lake George (and throughout the St Johns River) impart enough salt to the system to make the habitat suitable to resident and migratory marine species like Atlantic stingray, various species of mullet, striped bass and blue crabs. There is a large enough blue crab population to support a local fishery, making it one of the only ...
The 41st World Famous Blue Crab Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Historic Little River Waterfront, close to the North Carolina border.
Prepared Florida stone crab claws. The Florida stone crab is usually fished near jetties, oyster reefs or other rocky areas, just as for blue crabs. The bodies of these crabs are relatively small and so are rarely eaten, but the claws (chelae), which are large and strong enough to break an oyster's shell, are considered a delicacy.
Blue crab may refer to: Blue Crab 11, an American sailboat design; Callinectes sapidus – Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crab of the West Atlantic, introduced elsewhere; Cardisoma guanhumi – blue land crab of the West Atlantic; Discoplax celeste – blue land crab of Christmas Island; Paralithodes platypus – blue king crab of the North Pacific