It is also called blue crab as it has sapphire tinted claws. It has shell and mottled brownish color. Females have red features on the tip. It is appreciated for its tender meat. It is a decapod crustacean that has short tail and thick shell. We can found over 6793 species of crab in the fresh water, ocean and land.
| Name | Crab facts and health benefits |
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| Scientific Name | Callinectes sapidus |
| Native | Native to Western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico |
| Common/English Name | Atlantic blue crab, The Blue crab, Chesapeake blue crab |
| Name in Other Languages | Albanian: gaforre; Basque: crab; Belarusian: krab (краб); Bosnian: Rak; Bulgarian: Krab (Краб); Catalan: cranc; Croatian: Rak; Czech: krab; Danish: krabbe; Dutch: krab; Estonian: krabi; Finnish: rapu; French: crabe; Galician: caranguexo; German: Krabbe; Greek: Kávouras (Κάβουρας); Hungarian: Rák; Icelandic: krabbi; Irish: portán; Italian: granchio; Latvian: krabis; Lithuanian: krabas; Macedonian: рак; Maltese: granċ; Norwegian: krabbe; Polish: krab; Portuguese: caranguejo; Romanian: crab; Russian: krab (краб); Serbian: Kraba (Краба); Slovak: krab; Slovenian: rakovice; Spanish: cangrejo; Swedish: krabba; Ukrainian: Kraba (краб); Welsh: cranc; Armenian: tsovakhets’getin (ծովախեցգետին); Azerbaijani: yencək; Bengali: Kām̐kaṛā (কাঁকড়া); Chinese: Pángxiè (螃蟹); Georgian: crab; Gujarati: કરચલો; Hindi: Karacalō (केकड़ा); Hmong: roob ris; Japanese: Kani (カニ); Kannada: Ēḍi (ಏಡಿ); Kazakh: teñiz şayanı (теңіз шаяны); Khmer: teңíz šaâny (ក្តាម); Korean: ge (게); Lao: pu (ປູ); Malayalam: ñaṇṭ (ഞണ്ട്); Marathi: Khēkaḍā (खेकडा); Mongolian: naimalj (наймалж); Myanmar (Burmese): najmalž (ဂဏန်း); Nepali: Kēkaḍā (केकडा); Sinhala: kēkaḍā (කකුළුවා); Tajik: xarcang (харчанг); Tamil: Naṇṭu (நண்டு); Telugu: Pīta (పీత); Thai: Pīta (ปู); Uzbek: dengiz qisqichbaqasi; Vietnamese: cua; Turkish: Yengeç; Afrikaans: krap; Chichewa: nkhanu; Hausa: kaguwa; Igbo: nshịkọ; Sesotho: lekhala; Somali: carsaanyo; Swahili: kaa; Yoruba: akan; Zulu: udoti; Cebuano: crab; Filipino: alimasag; Indonesian: kepiting; Javanese: crab; Malagasy: drakaka; Malay: ketam; Maori: pāpaka; Esperanto: krabo; Haitian Creole: Crab; Latin: cancer; Israel: shayat-kahol; Turkey: mavi yengeç; Russian Federation: sinii kzab, colubroi krab; USA: blue claw crab |
| Habit | Omnivores |
| Live | Oceans, fresh water and land |
| Seasonal appearance | Early spring-Late fall |
| Lifespan | 3-4 years |
| Color | Blue to olive green |
| Shape & size | Width: 23 cm (9.1 inches); Carapace length: 25 cm |
| Leg span | Length: 4 meters (13 ft) |
| Shell | Thick, armoured, Across: 9 inches |
| Claws | Bright blue |
| Flesh | Soft |
| Weight | Brown crab: 3 kg |
| Taste | Soft, delicate and sweet |
| Major Nutritions | Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamine) 9.78 µg (407.50%) Copper, Cu 1.005 mg (111.67%) Selenium, Se 34 µg (61.82%) Sodium, Na 911 mg (60.73%) Zinc, Zn 6.48 mg (58.91%) Tryptophan 0.229 g (52.05%) Isoleucine 0.797 g (47.67%) Lysine 1.431 g (42.79%) Threonine 0.666 g (37.84%) Valine 0.774 g (36.65%) |
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| Calories in 3 oz (85 gm) | 82 Kcal. |
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