Callinectes sapidus

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Noun1.Callinectes sapidus - bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North AmericaCallinectes sapidus - bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
blue crab
swimming crab - marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming
Callinectes, genus Callinectes - New World blue crabs
blue crab - Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
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Breeding populations of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun) extend from southern New England to Argentina (Williams 1974, 2007).
EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF THE BLUE CRAB CALLINECTES SAPIDUS: A REVIEW
Las tres especies con una presencia mayor o igual al 50 % del numero (20) de estaciones, son: Callinectes sapidus (15 estaciones), Rimapenaeus faoe (14), Penaeus brevirrostis (12) y Hepatus kossmanni (10) El muestreo nocturno de la estacion 10 proporciono tres registros unicos (Cuadro 3B).
Crustaceos (Decapoda y Stomatopoda) del R.V. Skimmer y R.V. Victor Hensen en el Golfo de Nicoya, Pacifico, Costa Rica
Blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) support economically valuable and culturally significant recreational and commercial fisheries in the mid-Atlantic (Rhodes et at, 2001; Paolisso, 2007).
Morphological Variability Among Broods of First-Stage Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Zoeae
Variations in total width-weight relationships of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, conrcerning sex, maturity, molt stage, and carapace form.
The growth of Callinectes arcuatus (Ordway, 1863) in the El Colorado Lagoon, Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Incidence of insemination in female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. J.
Length-Weight Relationships and Condition Factors of Five Crab Species (Decapoda) in the Black Sea
THE REGULATION OF AN INTRACELLULAR CA2+ SIGNAL IN MOLTING GLANDS OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS, AND ITS ROLE IN ECDYSTEROID PRODUCTION.
The 95th Annual Academy of Science Meeting
dentatus), weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus), pink shrimp (F duorarum), and white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus).
The forgotten need for spatial persistence in catch data from fixed-station surveys
Foraging behavior of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, on juvenile oysters, Crassostrea virginica: effects of prey density and size.
The first finding of Ostrea cf. puelchana (Bivalvia) living as epibiont on Callinectes exasperates (Decapoda)/Primeiro registro de Ostrea cf. puelchana (Bivalvia) vivendo como epibionte sobre Callinectes exasperates (Decapoda)
(2005) studied the migratory behavior of female Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in Chesapeake Bay, and observed that newly mated females remained in estuaries during the summer, migrated to the bay in early autumn, and spawned in areas with higher salinity.
Reproductive features of the swimming crab Callinectes danae (Crustacea, Portunoidea) on the subtropical coast of Brazil: a sampling outside the estuary/Caracteristicas reprodutivas do siri Callinectes danae (Crustacea, Portunoidea) na regiao subtropical da costa do Brasil: uma amostragem fora do estuario
There is no better way to describe the blue crab than with its Latin name, Callinectes sapidus, which translates to "Beautiful savory swimmer." These crabs are opportunistic scavengers and also aggressive predators.
Under the sea: a photographic sampling of New York's marine life
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