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Common Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas)
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Carcinus maenas

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Shore Crab

Also known as: Strandkrab, European Shore-Crab, Green Crab, Green Shore Crab, Harbour Crab, North Atlantic Shore Crab, Shore Crab

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About
Max size

6 cm

Taxonomy
Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Carcinidae

Where to find it

occasional

IrelandNorway
Other species in Carcinidae
Mediterranean Green Crab (Carcinus aestuarii)

Carcinus aestuarii

Mediterranean Green Crab

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