Infraorder Brachyura Rank Species | Scientific name Callinectes bocourti Higher classification Callinectes | |
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Similar Callinectes, Crab, Crustacean, Portunidae, Decapoda | ||
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. This crab has a light brown shell with red spots and markings on it, and red claws and legs. C. bocourti is edible and has been the subject of small-scale fishery.
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