Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Brachyura Genus Callinectes Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Crustacea Family Portunidae Scientific name Callinectes exasperatus Higher classification Callinectes Order Decapoda | |
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Similar Callinectes, Crab, Crustacean, Callinectes bocourti, Portunidae | ||
Callinectes exasperatus (common name: rugose swimming crab) is a species of swimming crab. They can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean. The diet of this species is carrion. They are not commercially fished.
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