Callinectes danae

Callinectes danae is a species of swimming crab. The carapace is olive-brown and up to 5.8 cm (2.3 in) long; the walking legs are blue.^[2] The species is common in Brazil and the West Indies.^[2]

Callinectes danae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Portunidae
Genus:	Callinectes
Species:	C. danae
Binomial name
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 [1]