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Callinectes ornatus

Classification

Callinectes ornatus is a species of swimming crab in the genus Callinectes. It can be distinguished from the closely related Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) by the presence of six frontal teeth on the carapace, compared with only four for C. sapidus.

Distribution

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United States of America · 176Mexico · 20United Kingdom · 12Cuba · 8Brazil · 6France · 6Netherlands · 2