Invertebrateverified

Callinectes sapidus

Rathbun, 1896

American Blue Crab

Also known as: Blue Crab, Blue Swimming Crab, Chesapeake Bay Swimming Crab, Hardshell Crab, Hardshell or Softshell Crab, Softshell Crab, Atlantic Blue Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Portunidae

Where to find it

common

AlbaniaMontenegro

occasional

GreeceTurkey

Other species in Portunidae

Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii

Spiny Hands

Achelous sebae

Four-Eyed Swimming Crab

Callinectes bocourti

Blunt-Tooth Swimming Crab

Achelous tumidulus

Crevice Sculling Crab

Achelous anceps

Delicate Swimming Crab

Callinectes marginatus

Marbled Swimcrab

Callinectes ornatus

Ornate Blue Crab

Laleonectes vocans