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Callinectes (from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos), meaning "beautiful", and νήκτης (nḗktēs), meaning "swimmer") is a genus of crabs containing species such as the Atlantic blue crab C. sapidus.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyPortunidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded424,932

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Callinectes (from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos), meaning "beautiful", and νήκτης (nḗktēs), meaning "swimmer") is a genus of crabs containing species such as the Atlantic blue crab C. sapidus.

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