Common name of Callinectes marginatus
 
Common Name Cangrejo jaspeado
Language Spanish
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Spain
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
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; 'jaspeado', i.e., 'veined', 'flecked', 'speckled'. Also Refs. 77129, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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