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Atlantic Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus
Atlantic Blue Crab
Also known as: Common Blue Crab, Maryland Blue Crab, Chesapeake Blue Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Callinectes sapidus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)
Depth: 5-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Portunidae (Family)
└Portuninae (Subfamily)
└Callinectes (Genus)
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