Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859) is a animal in the Portunidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859)

Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859)

Callinectes bellicosus is a swimming crab species native to Mexican warm shorelines, prepared and eaten like blue crabs.

Family
Genus
Callinectes
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Callinectes bellicosus (Stimpson, 1859)

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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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Portunidae Callinectes

More from Portunidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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