Stone crab

Stone Crab Claws with Mustard Dipping Sauce
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Stone crabs are found all along both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, but are harvested mainly from the bays and estuaries of Florida. It's actually illegal to harvest whole stone crabs.

Stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) is a type of crab found in the Atlantic waters along the Southern coast of the United States, ranging from South Carolina to Florida.

stone crab = moro crab = morro crab Notes: This is found on the East Coast, especially in Florida. Just the claws are harvested. Substitutes: claws of blue crabs ...

Dungeness crab, king crab, snow crab, blue crab, stone crab, and soft-shell crab. Crabs are distinguished as ten legged crustaceans, the front two marked by pinchers.

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