Crab:
Found in salt, fresh, and briny water
Not a very fleshy animal -1/4 of its body is edible, approx. 4,000 different
species in the crab family
2nd most popular shellfish in the US (after shrimp)
Crabs can be bought live or the meat purchased cooked, frozen, or canned
"Soft shell crabs" are blue crabs that have shed their outgrown shells but
haven't yet grown a new one
