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Callinectes bocourti

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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

  1. ^ "Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Harriet Perry (April 6, 2006). "Callinectes bocourti". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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Callinectes bocourti: Brief Summary

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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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Depth range

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Shallow-waters (0-100 m)

Reference

Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).

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Habitat

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Soft bottom (mud or sand)

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Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).

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