Callinectes bellicosus

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

Callinectes bellicosus is a species of swimming crab. They are native to warm waters and shorelines in Mexico. They are eaten and prepared in the same manner as blue crabs.




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