Callinectes

2 species

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

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

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Callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or regionally as the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western...

Callinectes similis

Callinectes similis, sometimes called the lesser blue crab or dwarf crab, is a West Atlantic species of blue crab. It was described by Austin B. Williams in 1966.