Callinectes danae is a species of swimming crab. The carapace is olive-brown and up to 5.8 cm (2.3 in) long; the walking legs are blue. The species is common in Brazil and the West Indies.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dana swimming crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Callinectes arcuatus
- Callinectes similis
- Callinectes bellicosus
- Callinectes sapidus
- Callinectes ornatus
- Portunus sanguinolentus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Portunidae
- Genus
- Callinectes
- Species
- Callinectes danae
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