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Callinectes bocourti

Callinectes bocourti

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)
Jaiba Roma

Family: Portunidae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Callinectes bocourti is a species of swimming crab. Its native range extends from Jamaica and Belize south to Brazil, but it has been found as a nonindigenous species as far north as North Carolina. This crab has a light brown shell with red spots and markings on it, and red claws and legs. C. bocourti is edible and has been the subject of small-scale fishery.

Source: Wikipedia, article Callinectes bocourti. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 02/10/2026.





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Photography ID: 707548
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Tay
Magdalena
Colombia
02/25/2025
Diego Alfonso Rosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253864725/02/2025ColombiaMagdalenaTay Beach Hotel, TayDiego Alfonso Rosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Callinectes bocourti – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/10/2026.