Callinectes bocourti

Callinectes bocourti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Portunidae
Genus:	Callinectes
Species:	C. bocourti
Binomial name
	Callinectes bocourti; A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 [1]

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

"Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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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[1] "Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 19, 2011.

[Perry-2] 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.