Where does the Blue crab live?
Callinectes sapidus has 221,210 records in 69 countries and territories, from 1850 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 221,210 records
- 69 places
- 140 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaPortunidaeCallinectes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 118,867 | |
| United States | 96,948 | |
| Spain | 1,361 | |
| Mexico | 890 | |
| Italy | 819 | |
| Greece | 447 | |
| Brazil | 328 | |
| France | 190 | |
| Portugal | 190 | |
| Albania | 172 | |
| Venezuela | 131 | |
| Türkiye | 99 | |
| Uruguay | 99 | |
| Croatia | 85 | |
| Argentina | 70 | |
| Montenegro | 62 | |
| Canada | 57 | |
| Puerto Rico | 45 | |
| Morocco | 37 | |
| Netherlands | 25 | |
| Cuba | 24 | |
| Guadeloupe | 24 | |
| Israel | 24 | |
| Panama | 17 | |
| Algeria | 15 | |
| Guatemala | 14 | |
| Belgium | 11 | |
| Bahamas | 11 | |
| Tunisia | 11 | |
| Ukraine | 10 | |
| Germany | 8 | |
| Nicaragua | 8 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 8 | |
| Dominican Republic | 7 | |
| Slovenia | 7 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 7 | |
| Haiti | 6 | |
| Ireland | 6 | |
| Jamaica | 6 | |
| Martinique | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 69 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Portunidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.