Callinectes sapidus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the callinectes sapidus lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callinectes sapidus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Portunidae

Where does the callinectes sapidus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the callinectes sapidus in 4 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Balneário Camboriú. In Spain it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the callinectes sapidus?

The callinectes sapidus (Callinectes sapidus) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Portunidae, genus Callinectes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus, commonly known as the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.

C. sapidus is of considerable culinary and economic importance in the United States, particularly in Louisiana, the Carolinas, the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, and New Jersey. It is Maryland's largest commercial fishery and has been designated its state crustacean. Due to overfishing and environmental pressures some of the fisheries have seen declining yields, especially in the Chesapeake Bay fishery.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Callinectes sapidus (revision 1378735836), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q844839 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).