Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek 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 bellicosus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. They are native to warm waters and shorelines in Mexico. They are prepared...
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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...
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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...
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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 shoreline crabs, such as the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and velvet crab (Necora puber). Two genera in the family are...
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commercially fished. "Callinectes danae (Gerstaecker, 1856)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 19, 2011. Callinectes exasperatus info...
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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 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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pelagicus, several species in the genus Chionoecetes, the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), Charybdis spp., Cancer pagurus, the Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus...
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or sautéed. In the United States, the main species is the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, which appears in markets from April to September. In the Deep...
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for the Chesapeake Bay's indigenous Maryland blue crab – Callinectes sapidus – Callinectes translates as "beautiful swimmers." Set in a small waterfront...
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Blue crab may refer to: Blue Crab 11, an American sailboat design Callinectes sapidus – Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crab of the West Atlantic, introduced...
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The common name dwarf crab may refer to several different species: Callinectes similis, the lesser blue crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii This disambiguation...
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flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus), snow crabs (Chionoecetes), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), edible or brown crabs (Cancer pagurus), Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus...
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freshwater crawfish Procambarus clarkii. Maryland has the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Oregon has the Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister. Alabama...
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Syncarid Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus...
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prevalent in higher salinity waters towards the mouth of the bay where Callinectes go to spawn, generally 12 PSU and up. H. perezi demonstrates tropism...
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preyed upon include fiddler crabs, marsh crabs, blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus, Callinectes similis and Cardisoma guanhumi) and green crabs. It can also...
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per 85-gram (3 oz) serving. Brown crab (Cancer pagurus), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), blue swimming crabs (Portunus pelagicus), and red swimming...
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delicacy throughout Asia. The species is highly prized as a substitute for Callinectes sapidus. This species is fished heavily and almost exclusively for meat...
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Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Brachyura: Portunoidea)...
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Miocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Chelonibia patula on the blue crab Callinectes sapidus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...
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Plagusiidae Plagusia depressa Family Portunidae Callinectes bocourti Callinectes marginatus Callinectes sapidus Family Pseudothelphusidae Guinotia dentata...
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watermen. The book takes its name from the generic name of the blue crab, Callinectes, which is Greek for "beautiful swimmer." It won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize...
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ancient Rome#Brothels Lupa a former genus of Atlantic crabs; see e.g. Callinectes sapidus formerly Lupa hastata, Portunus sayi formerly Lupa sayi, etc...
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omnivore, the larger juveniles and adults are predators of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), oysters, clams, crustaceans, and small fish with the young...
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