Callinectes sapidus
Callinectes sapidus (dari kata Yunani calli- = "indah", nectes = "perenang", dan Latin sapidus = "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.
Callinectes sapidus 
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| Spesies | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 |
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Referensi
- ^ "Species Fact Sheet: Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896)". Food and Agriculture Organization. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2010.
Pranala luar
Media tentang Callinectes sapidus di Wikimedia Commons- 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[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- Blue Crab Fact Sheet
