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. [1][2]

Callinectes exasperatus
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Callinectes exasperatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Family:
Portunidae
Genus:
Species:
C. exasperatus
Binomial name
Callinectes exasperatus
(Gerstaecker, 1856)

References

  1. Rodríguez, Gilberto. (1980): Crustaceosa Decapodos de Venezuela. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas. Caracas.494p.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856) AphiaID: 422037