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Necora puber

Acceptable Market Name(s): Crab, Swimming
Common Name(s): Velvet Swimming Crab
DNA Sequence(s): Search Necora puber on the FDA Reference Standard Sequence Library
Vernacular Name(s) (See note below.*): Devil Crab | Velvet Fiddler | Velvet Crab | Witch Crab
Additional Information: Nomenclature change: Formerly known as Portunus puber
Image:
Flickr: View Necora puber, FDA 305-C on Flickr
*Note: The Vernacular Name(s) (if any listed above) are for CROSS REFERENCE ONLY, and generally not acceptable for product labeling in interstate commerce. Their use may result in seafood misbranding.
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