Random Discovery # 5

I've always thought that the words "alimango" and "alimasag" were synonyms.

That was, until my father (a true man of the country) educated me on the difference between the two terms.

Apparently, alimango refers to the tasty crab that gets served in restaurants (like Red Crab or Claw Daddy).  When alive, these crabs are the large, dark ones that have powerful and mean-looking pincers.  Their habitat are marshlands and estuaries.

Alimasag, on the other hand, are seawater crabs.  They are a smaller, lighter-colored, and usually have small white spots on their exoskeleton.  Their pincers are slender and less-threatening.  Although also edible, they don't usually find their way in restaurants.