Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or...

Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus: "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". Integrated...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Callinectes ornatus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. It can be distinguished from the closely related Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes...

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...

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...

commercially fished. "Callinectes danae (Gerstaecker, 1856)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 19, 2011. Callinectes exasperatus info...

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...

Callinectes marginatus, commonly known as the sharptooth swimcrab or marbled swimcrab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. Its carapace...

pelagicus, several species in the genus Chionoecetes, the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), Charybdis spp., Cancer pagurus, the Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus...

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...

for the Chesapeake Bay's indigenous Maryland blue crab – Callinectes sapidus – Callinectes translates as "beautiful swimmers." Set in a small waterfront...

Blue crab may refer to: Blue Crab 11, an American sailboat design Callinectes sapidus – Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crab of the West Atlantic, introduced...

The common name dwarf crab may refer to several different species: Callinectes similis, the lesser blue crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii This disambiguation...

flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus), snow crabs (Chionoecetes), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), edible or brown crabs (Cancer pagurus), Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus...

freshwater crawfish Procambarus clarkii. Maryland has the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Oregon has the Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister. Alabama...

Syncarid Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus...

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...

preyed upon include fiddler crabs, marsh crabs, blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus, Callinectes similis and Cardisoma guanhumi) and green crabs. It can also...

per 85-gram (3 oz) serving. Brown crab (Cancer pagurus), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), blue swimming crabs (Portunus pelagicus), and red swimming...

delicacy throughout Asia. The species is highly prized as a substitute for Callinectes sapidus. This species is fished heavily and almost exclusively for meat...

Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Brachyura: Portunoidea)...

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...

Plagusiidae Plagusia depressa Family Portunidae Callinectes bocourti Callinectes marginatus Callinectes sapidus Family Pseudothelphusidae Guinotia dentata...

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...

ancient Rome#Brothels Lupa a former genus of Atlantic crabs; see e.g. Callinectes sapidus formerly Lupa hastata, Portunus sayi formerly Lupa sayi, etc...

omnivore, the larger juveniles and adults are predators of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), oysters, clams, crustaceans, and small fish with the young...