310 
264. 
265. 
266. 
267. 
268. 
269. 
270. 
271. 
272. 
2713. 
274. 
275. 
276. 
2707. 
278. 
219: 
280. 
281. 
282. 
283. 
284. 
285. 
286. 
287. 
288. 
289. 
290. 
291. 
292. 
293. 
294. 
295. 
296. 
297. 
298. 
299. 
300. 
301. 
3013. 
302. 
303. 
304. 
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306. 
307. 
308. 
309. 
310. 
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312. 
ols. 
old. 
315. 
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Economic CrusTACEA OF THE UNITED Stares AND Porto Rico. 
Pacific edible crab (Cancer magister). Pacific coast. Used as food. 
Alaska spider crab (Lithodes camtschaticus). Northern Pacific Ocean. Used as 
food. 
Lopholithodes mandtii. Pacific coast. Used as food. 
Scyllarides zquinoctialis. Porto Rico and West Indies. Used as food. 
Deep-sea crab (Geryon quinquedens). Eastern coast of United States; 500 to 
1,000 fathoms. 
Stone crab (Menippe mercenaria). South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Used as 
food. 
Common edible crab; blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Atlantic coast. Impor- 
tant as food. 
Spider crab (Lithodes maia). North Atlantic coast. 
Lopholithodes foraminatus. Atlantic coast. Used as food. 
Kelp crab (Epialtus productus). British Columbia to southern California. 
Horseshoe crab, king crab (Limulus polyphemus). Atlantic coast. Used as fer- 
tilizer and as food for swine. This has a limited use as food for man. 
Lady crab ( Ovalipes ocellata). Atlantic coast. Used as bait. 
Sand crab ( Ocypode albicans). Long Island to Brazil. Used as bait. 
Rock crab (Cancer irroratus). Labrador to South Carolina. Used as bait and 
occasionally as food. 
Jonah crab (Cancer borealis). Nova Scotia to New York. Used as bait and 
occasionally as food. * 
Mud crab ( Carcinides menas). Atlantic coast. Occasionally used as bait. 
Oyster crab (Pinnotheres ostreum). Atlantic coast, considered a delicacy as food. 
Mithrax hispidus. Gulf coast. 
Spider crab (Libinia emarginata). Atlantic coast. 
Box crab (Calappa flammea). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Portunis spinimanus. Porto Rico. Used as food. 
River shrimp; ‘‘Camarone”’ (Bithynis jamaicensis). Southern United States 
and Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Carpilus corallinus. Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Terrestrial hermit crab ( Canobita diogenes). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Hermit crab (Petrochirus bahamensis). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Land crab; ‘‘Juey’’ (Cardisoma guanhumi). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Coral crab (Grapsus grapsus). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Edible crab ( Callinectes bocourti). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Hermit crab (Pagurias insignis). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Sand crab ( Ocypode albicans). Long Island to Brazil. Used as bait. 
River crab; ‘‘ Boragina’’ ( Epilobocera sinuatifrons). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Mangrove crab ( Goniopsis cruentata). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Edible crab ( Callinectes dane). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Land crab ( Gecarcinus lateralis). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Land crab ( Ucides cordatus). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Hippa (Hmerita talpoida). Atlantic coast. Used as bait. 
Mantis shrimp (Chloridella empusa). Atlantic coast. 
River shrimp (Bithynis ohionis). Southern United States and Porto Rico. 
Used as food. 
River shrimp; ‘‘Camarone’’ (NXiphocaris elongata). Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). Pacific coast. Used as food. 4 
River shrimp; ‘‘Camarone’’ ( Bithynis acanthurus).* Porto Rico. Used as food. 
River shrimp; ‘‘Camarone.’’ Porto Rico. Used as food. 
Southern shrimp; ‘‘Camarone marina”’ ( Penzeus brasiliensis). Gulf coast and 
Porto Rico. Important as food. 
Common prawn (Palemonetes vulgaris). Atlantic coast. Used as food and bait. 
Common shrimp (Crangon vulgaris). Atlantic coast. 
Eastern Oysters ATTACHED TO VARIOUS OBJECTS. 
Eastern oyster. Cluster attached to brick. 
Eastern oyster. Growing from bow] of clay pipe. 
Eastern oyster. Growing attached to and inside of bottle. 
Eastern oyster. Young. Attached to piece of old wood. 
Eastern oyster. Growing on earthen ink bottle. 
Eastern oyster. Young. On rubber shoe. 
Eastern oyster. On piece of petrified wood. 
Eastern oyster. Growing on child’s leather shoe. 
