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Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Photo by pennymomof2
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Field Notes

Description:

About a 7-8 inch across crab with blue underlying areas. Very pretty.

Habitat:

Tampa bay that leads out to the Gulf of Mexico. This was a mangrove area that is not very deep.

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PublishedDecember 11, 2011

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