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.