Blue Crab
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Blue Crab

SPECULATED

Callinectes sapidus

A brawling Chesapeake-style crab that dominates Leonida's estuaries and occasionally escape buckets.

The Atlantic Blue Crab is the foundation of Leonida's estuary food web and a staple of the state's seafood economy. Their pugnacious disposition and razor-sharp claws make them a hazard to careless crabbers, who learn quickly to handle them only from behind.

SOURCE: Speculated - common Florida estuary crab

FIELD GUIDE

Species
Callinectes sapidus
Habitat
Coastal
Behavior
Aggressive
Weight
0.5-1 lb
Danger Level
Huntable
Yes

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