genus
Blue Crabs
Callinectes
Field notes
Callinectes (from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos), meaning "beautiful", and νήκτης (nḗktēs), meaning "swimmer") is a genus of crabs containing species such as the Atlantic blue crab C. sapidus.
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- Atlantic Blue Crab native
- Arched Swimming Crab presumed native
- Ornate Blue Crab presumed native
- Lesser Blue Crab presumed native
- Masked Swimming Crab presumed native
- Warrior Swimming Crab presumed native
- Dana Swimming Crab
- Blunttooth Swimcrab presumed native
- Rugose Swimming Crab presumed native
- Marbled Swimming Crab present
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native blue crabs All
Native to the US, by observations.
