| Common Name | Blue crab |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
| Life Stage | adult |
| Sex | unsexed |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'. Also Refs. 367, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997. |