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Dana swimming crab

Callinectes danae

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 6, February 1, March 4, April 3, May 7, June 3, July 0, August 3, September 0, October 3, November 6, December 2.
Brazil38
Sao Paulo15
United States8
Pernambuco6
Rio de Jeneiro4
Santa Catarina3
Alagoas2
Bahia2
Espirito Santo2
Parana2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilySwimming Crabs · Portunidae
GenusBlue Crabs · Callinectes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dana swimming crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.