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Family Portunidae - Swimming Crabs


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Range map for Swimming Crabs
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 1          
California        1   
Delaware      1     
Florida  1 1 2131 3
Louisiana      2     
Maine  2 15555   
Maryland     3 1 1  
Massachusetts     33 3   
Mississippi          1 
New Hampshire  1  4      
New Jersey         2  
New York      4     
North Carolina     1  2  1
Nova Scotia      3     
Rhode Island     1 111   
South Carolina          3 
Texas      2  6  
Virginia     1      

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