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Atlantic Blue Crab

Photo: @filippo_amatiste · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Atlantic Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Observations in the area
21
Last sighting
29 June 2026
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος kállos 'beautiful' + νήκτης nḗktēs 'swimmer', and the Latin sapidus 'savory'), commonly known as the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.

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Where it has been observed

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