Callinectes bocourti explained

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.[1] This crab has a light brown shell with red spots and markings on it, and red claws and legs.[1] C. bocourti is edible and has been the subject of small-scale fishery.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callinectes bocourti . Nonindigenous Aquatic Species . Harriet Perry . April 6, 2006 . June 19, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510110334/http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2252 . May 10, 2009 . dead .