Callinectes bocourti
| Callinectes bocourti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Callinectes |
| Species: | C. bocourti |
| Binomial name | |
| Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 [1] | |
Callinectes bocourti is a species of swimming crab. Its native range extends from Jamaica and Belize south to Brazil, but it has been found as a nonindigenous species as far north as North Carolina.[2] This crab has a light brown shell with red spots and markings on it, and red claws and legs.[2] C. bocourti is edible and has been the subject of small-scale fishery.[2]
References
- ↑ "Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harriet Perry (April 6, 2006). "Callinectes bocourti". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 19, 2011.