Μπλε καβούρι

Callinectes sapidus
#nm_0106📍 Greece
Language
Greek
Transliteration
Ble kavouri
IPA
/ble kavoˈiri/

Compound: μπλε + καβούρι μπλε ble: blue, καβούρι kavoúri: crab

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.