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• n  pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
• n  large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)

• Menippe mercenaria

News & Articles

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• Crab catches dwindle in Indian River Lagoon area
  Catches of blue crabs and stone crabs appear to be dwindling in the same central Florida lagoon area where manatees, dolphins and other wildlife have died in large numbers.
  Sept. 8, 2013 - Erie Times-News