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What is the group name of Blue Crab?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

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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