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Cancridae

11 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Cancridae

Cancer productus Randall, 1840

Cancer productus Randall, 1840 is a crab with distinct color and physical features found from Alaska to Baja California.

Cancer irroratus Say, 1817

Cancer irroratus (Atlantic rock crab) is a North American eastern coast crab with specific traits and reproductive habits.

Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859

Cancer borealis, the Jonah crab, is a marine brachyuran crab found along North America’s east coast with distinct traits, behavior, and life history.

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

Cancer pagurus is a northeast Atlantic crab species with a distinct lobed carapace, specific life cycle, and known ecology.

Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836

Cancer plebejus, commonly called the Chilean crab, is a crab species found off the coasts of Chile and Peru.

Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

Metacarcinus magister (Dungeness crab) is a commercially prized edible crab native to the North American Pacific coast.

Metacarcinus gracilis (Dana, 1852)

Metacarcinus gracilis, the slender crab, is a small cancrid crab easily confused with juvenile Dungeness crabs but has several distinct identifying traits.

Metacarcinus anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)

Metacarcinus anthonyi, the yellow rock crab, is a commercially fished crab species found along the California coast.

Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)

The pie crust crab (Metacarcinus novaezelandiae) is a crab found around New Zealand and southeastern Australia, and is a traditional cultural food for Māori.