Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of Meer weergeven

C. sapidus is a decapod crab of the swimming crab family Portunidae. The genus Callinectes is distinguished from other Meer weergeven

The natural predators of C. sapidus include eels, drum, striped bass, spot, trout, some sharks, humans, cownose rays, and whiptail stingrays. C. sapidus is an omnivore, eating both plants and animals. It typically consumes thin-shelled bivalves (such … Meer weergeven

The blue crab is the namesake of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws team in minor-league baseball playing in the South Atlantic League. … Meer weergeven

C. sapidus is native to the western edge of the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod to Argentina and around the entire coast of the Gulf of … Meer weergeven

Growth
Eggs of C. sapidus hatch in high-salinity waters of inlets, coastal waters, and mouths of rivers, and are carried to the ocean by ebb … Meer weergeven

Range of fisheries
Commercial fisheries for C. sapidus exist along much of the Atlantic coast of the United States, … Meer weergeven