Callinectes bellicosus

Callinectes bellicosus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. They are native to warm waters and shorelines in Mexico.[2] They are prepared and eaten in the same manner as blue crabs.

Callinectes bellicosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Portunidae
Genus:
Callinectes
Species:
C. bellicosus
Binomial name
Callinectes bellicosus
(Stimpson, 1859) [1]

References
  1. "Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. E. Pfeiler; L. A. Hurtado; L. L. Knowles; J. Torre-Cosío; L. Bourillón-Moreno; J. F. Márquez-Farías; G. Montemayor-López. "Population genetics of the swimming crab Callinectes bellicosus (Brachyura: Portunidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean". Marine Biology. 146 (3): 559–569. doi:10.1007/s00227-004-1463-y.
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