Common name of Portunus pelagicus
 
Common Name Blue swimming crab
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier behavior
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'. Also Refs. 77129, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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