Callinectes exasperatus
Callinectes exasperatus (common name: rugose swimming crab) is a species of swimming crab. They can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean. The diet of this species is carrion. They are not commercially fished.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Callinectes |
| Species: | C. exasperatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856)[1] | |
References
- "Callinectes danae (Gerstaecker, 1856)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
External links
Media related to Callinectes exasperatus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Callinectes exasperatus at Wikispecies
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