Callinectes exasperatus

Callinectes exasperatus (common name: rugose swimming crab) is a species of swimming crab. They can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean. This species of crab mainly only eats carrion (dead bodies of other animals). This species is not commercially fished. [2][3]

Callinectes exasperatus
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Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Callinectes
Species:
Binomial name
Callinectes exasperatus

References

  1. Callinectes danae (Gerstaecker, 1856) (TSN {{{ID}}}). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Rodríguez, Gilberto. (1980): Crustaceosa Decapodos de Venezuela. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas. Caracas.494p.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856) AphiaID: 422037