Key Identification Features
- This species has large pincers with distinctive black tips, and has no serrations or projections on the ventral side of its claws.
- Cancer pagurus, described by Linnaeus in 1758, has distinct coloration based on age: adult carapaces are reddish-brown, while young specimens have purple-brown carapaces.
- The two species can be distinguished by spot color and the texture of carapace teeth: C.
- 7 inches / 120 mm) have a distinct molting season in June.
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