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The calico crab is white in color with red patches that have darker-colored outline all over its carapace. Its carapace is nearly round in shape and can grow up to 3 inches wide. Its claws are broad. It lives 46 m (151 ft) below the sea and it prefers sandy and muddy substrates.
Calico Crab Diet & Nutrition
It is an omnivore but it mainly subsists on fish, worms, clams, and other invertebrates.
Determining Sex of Calico Crab
The mature male crab has narrow abdomen (apron) while the mature female has broad, convex apron.
Breeding & Spawning Calico Crab
Females breed in summer and carry the eggs until they are ready to be hatched. The larvae are planktonic which has five zoea stages. Artificial breeding is difficult in the tanks.
Calico Crab Origin
Calico crab can be found from the Chesapeake Bay to as far as the Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
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