jimmy
Callinectes sapidus
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- jimmy
English jimmy (Chesapeake dialect term for a mature male blue crab); origin obscure — apparently a use of the personal name Jimmy, not otherwise explained in the available sources
Swimming crab (Portunidae) native to the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to Argentina. Distinctive blue coloration, carapace up to 23cm wide. Invasive in the Mediterranean, where it threatens native mollusk populations.
Male of: Blue crab