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Callinectes sapidus (from the
Ancient Gr**** κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and
Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab,
Atlantic blue crab, or...
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Callinectes is a
genus of crabs,
containing 16
extant species,
including the
Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus: "
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". Integrated...
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Callinectes arcuatus is a
species of
swimming crab in the
genus Callinectes that
lives along the
Pacific coast of
Central America. C.
arcuatus is found...
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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...
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Callinectes danae is a
species of
swimming crab. The
carapace is olive-brown and up to 5.8 cm (2.3 in) long; the
walking legs are blue. The
species is...
- 8 in),
while females may
reach 95 mm (3.7 in).
Callinectes similis is most
closely related to
Callinectes danae, a
species also
found in the Gulf of Mexico...
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members include many well-known s****line crabs, such as the blue crab (
Callinectes sapidus) and
velvet crab (Necora puber). Two
genera in the
family are...
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Callinectes marginatus,
commonly known as the
sharptooth swimcrab or
marbled swimcrab, is a
species of
swimming crab in the
family Portunidae. Its carapace...
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Callinectes rathbunae is a
species of
swimming crab. It
occurs in warm
coastal waters of Mexico. The
species is not used as food, but is kept in laboratories...
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Callinectes ornatus is a
species of
swimming crab in the
genus Callinectes. It can be
distinguished from the
closely related Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes...
