| Common Name | Blue edible crab |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Singapore |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ming, C.L., 1988 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st Modifier | taste/smell |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'crab', from Old English 'crabba'; from Dutch 'krabelen', i.e. 'to scratch', 'claw'; and perhaps from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e. 'to carve'. |