''Callinectes danae'' is a species of

swimming crab Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Its members include well-known shoreline crabs such as the blue crab (''Callinectes sapidus'') and velvet crab ('' Necora puber''). Description Portunid crabs are characterised b ...

. The carapace is olive-brown and up to long; the walking legs are blue. The species is common in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and the

West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...

References

Portunoidea Crabs of the Atlantic Ocean Crustaceans of Brazil Crustaceans described in 1869 Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith {{Portunoidea-stub