Callinectes marginatus

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Callinectes marginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Callinectes
Species: C. marginatus
Binomial name
Callinectes marginatus

Callinectes marginatus (common name, Sharptooth Swimcrab) is a species of swimming crab. They are sometimes kept in marine aquariums, but can become predatory pests. Like many species of this genus they live mainly in the Atlantic ocean. Their diet compose of mainly shrimps, sea snails and carrion. This species are not used in commercial sea food fisheries.



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