Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859) is a animal in the Portunidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859)
Callinectes bellicosus is a swimming crab species native to Mexican warm shorelines, prepared and eaten like blue crabs.
Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859) is a species of swimming crab that belongs to the genus Callinectes. This species is native to warm waters and shorelines located in Mexico. When used as food, Callinectes bellicosus is prepared and eaten using the same methods as blue crabs.
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Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863
Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830
Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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