Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Ornate Blue Crab
Callinectes ornatus
Ornate Blue Crab
Also known as: Shelligs crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Callinectes ornatus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7 to 12 cm)
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Portunidae (Family)
└Portuninae (Subfamily)
└Callinectes (Genus)
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