Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus)

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Cancer pagurus

Linnaeus, 1758

Edible Crab

Also known as: Noordzeekrab, European Edible Crab, Brown Crab

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About

Max size

16 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Cancridae

Where to find it

common

France (Atlantic)Ireland United Kingdom

occasional

Netherlands Sweden

rare

Denmark Norway Spain (Galicia)

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