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Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Callinectes sapidus
Species recognized by South Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Turkey Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Italy Species List, Mexico Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Argentina Species List, Denmark Species List, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Japan Species List, and Wikidata
Callinectes sapidus
Tribe recognized by Protists in Singapore
Callinectes sapidus
Recognized by iNaturalist, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Furui 2020
Callinectes sapidus M. J. Rathbun 1896
Species recognized by Thailand Species List
Callinectes sapidus M. J. Rathbun 1896
Recognized by EOL staff
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Species recognized by GBIF classification and World Register of Marine Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Recognized by NMNH Invertebrate Zoology, OBIS environmental data records, and NBII images
Callinectes sapidus
Species recognized by United States Species List, PBDB in DwCA, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikimedia Commons
Callinectes sapidus
Recognized by Flickr Group
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Species recognized by TreatmentBank and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Callinectes diacanthus Latreille 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Portunus diacantha Latreille 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species

Common Names

English

American blue crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Chesapeake Bay swimming crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
blue crab preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
hardshell crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
hardshell or softshell crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
softshell crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Albanian

Gaforrja blu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Arabic

سرطان أزرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

син рак preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

cranc blau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

藍蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Danish

Blå svømmekrabbe preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Blauwe zwemkrab preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
blauwe krab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
blauwe zwemkrab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Estonian

Tavaline sinikrabi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Sinitaskurapu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

French

crabe bleu preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
crabe savoureux
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Crabe bleu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Blaukrabbe preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
blaue Schwimmkrabbe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Γαλαζοκάβουρας preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hungarian

kék tarisznyarák preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Italian

granchio blu preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
granchio reale
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

アオガザミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
アオガザミ／アオガニ preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Malayalam

നീലഞണ്ട് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

خرچنگ آبی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

Kalinek błękitny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Portuguese

siri-azul preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
siri-tinga
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Siri-azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Russian

голубой краб preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Serbian

Плава краба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

cangrejo azul preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
jaiba
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Tamil

நீலக்கால் நண்டு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Mavi yengeç preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Cua xanh Đại Tây Dương preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Yue

花蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

蓝蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hant

藍蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hk

藍蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Brachyura Latreille 1802
Eubrachyura Saint Laurent 1980
Heterotremata Guinot 1977
Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
Portunidae Rafinesque 1815
Portuninae Rafinesque 1815
Callinectes Stimpson 1860
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896 (this page)
Callinectes affinis Fausto-Filho 1980
Callinectes amnicola (de Rochebrune 1883)
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway 1863
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson 1859
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards 1879
Callinectes danae Smith 1869
Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker 1856)
Callinectes gladiator Benedict 1893
Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards 1861)
Callinectes ornatus Ordway 1863
Callinectes pallidus (de Rochebrune 1883)
Callinectes rathbunae Contreras 1930
Callinectes similis Williams 1966
Callinectes toxotes Ordway 1863
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