The blue crab, not the king or snow crab of Alaska fame.
The blue crab is a general term that refers to four different species that share similarities:The blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus)The blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) The Japanese blue crab (Portunus trituberculatus)The Chesapeake/Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)The Japanese blue crab and the blue swimmer crab are the only two that are within the same genus.
It depends on the type of crab. For example, fiddler crabs are of the genus Uca (Ocypodidae). And the blue crab is in the genus Chionoecetes.
The amount of crab meat in a crab leg depends on the type of crab. It is typically only a few ounces, even for king crab.
You need to be more specific in what type of blue crab you are referring to. There are at least three different species of crab commonly known as blue crab.Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)Blue Crab (Portunus pelgaicus)Japanese Blue Crab (Portunus trituberculatus)
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No, the King Crab is a crustacean.
The King Crab is carnivore. It eats for example some fish parts.
The Alaskan crab is much larger than the coconut crab. The coconut crab weighs up to 9 lbs. and the Alaskan crab weighs up to 18 pounds.
about fifteen inches
300 tonnes
the blue crab is eaten by us and other blue crabs