Callinectes ornatus
Size
Carapace width to 12cm
Description:
Wide, light tan to olive carapace with long, white-tipped spine (cf Blue Swimming Crab - Callinectes sapidus- which has maroon to white). Six spines between eyes (cf Blue Swimming Crab - Callinectes sapidus- which has 4). Last walking legs have the last segment enlarged to paddles, which are used for swimming.
Ecology
Live on sandy/ muddy bottoms from low tide mark to 120 ft/ 35m. Omnivorous, typically thin-shelled bivalves, annelids, small fish, plants and carrion.
Ecological Descriptors |
Habitat |
Size (cm) |
Diet |
Behaviour |
Sex |
S, M |
12 (carapace) |
Omn |
I |
F |
Ornate Swimming Crab
407
Ornate Swimming Crab
408