Common name of Callinectes sapidus
 
Common Name Cangrejo azul
Language Spanish
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Spain
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage adult
Sex unsexed
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'cangrejo', dimunitive of 'cangro' (i.e., cancer), i.e., joints of articulated sheets in ancient armor; 'azul', i.e., 'blue'. Also Refs. 367, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997.
 
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