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with row of large and small, sharp spinules; extreme tip directed 

 somewhat lateral to axis of shaft. A large species, maximum carapace 

 length in midline about 75 mm. 



Color in life. — Carapace olive to forest green mth purplish red 

 markings: paired oblique elongate bars present in protogastric and 

 lateral epibranchial regions, small spot in branchial lobe; two spots 

 in anteromesial portion and two bars in posterolateral portion of 

 mesobranchial region; more anterior bar extending posterolaterally 

 from lateral spot, posterior one irregular and almost transverse; some 



Figure 35. — Callinectes bocourti, male (carapace length 72.0 mm) from Dominica station 36. 



half dozen very small spots scattered across anterolateral portion of 

 mesobranchial region; urogastric lobe with pair of spots in postero- 

 lateral angles; cardiac and intestinal area with prominent median 

 dumbbell-shaped blotch with pair of anterolaterally projecting auri- 

 form lobes, posteromedian portion of dumbbell with circular light 

 spot. Anterolateral teeth with red bands immediately adjacent to 

 yellowdsh-cream tips. 



Eyestalks green basaUy, yellowish tan more distally, with reddish- 

 black cornea. Antennules reddish brown with gray terminal setae. 

 Third maxillipeds white with bluish suffusion distally. Chelipeds 



