Callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus (dari kata Yunani  = "indah",  = "perenang", dan Latin  = "gurih"), kepiting biru, kepiting biru Atlantik, atau kepiting biru Chesapeake, adalah sebuah spesies kepiting yang berasal dari perairan barat Samudra Atlantik dan Teluk Meksiko, dan diperkenalkan di mancanegara. Callinectes sapidus dianggap berpengaruh dalam bidang kuliner dan ekonomi di Amerika Serikat, terutama di Louisiana, Carolina Utara, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, and New Jersey.

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Female Blue Crab Anatomy - Callinectes sapidus - Dana Point Fish Company
Crab diagram
Blue crab life cycle
The Maryland Blue Crab
Boy crabs boogie to bring females out of hiding – the wild dance of male blue crabs propels a jet of pheromones to attract would-be lovers, New Scientist, 7 April 2008
Chesapeake watermen fear blue crab not coming back – Associated Press, July 16, 2008
 Blue Crab Info
 Carolina Blue Crab
 Blue Crab - North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
 Blue Crab - North Carolina Watermen
 Blue Crab Fact Sheet

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