Cancer pagurus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Cancridae
- Genus
- Cancer
- Species
- Cancer pagurus
- Scientific Name
- Cancer pagurus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cancer pagurus
Cancer pagurus, commonly known as the edible crab or brown crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps the Mediterranean Sea. It is a robust crab of a reddish-brown colour, having an oval carapace with a characteristic "pie crust" edge and black tips to the claws. A mature adult may have a carapace width up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) and weigh up to 3 kilograms (6+1⁄2 pounds). C. pagurus is a nocturnal predator, targeting a range of molluscs and crustaceans. It is the subject of the largest crab fishery in Western Europe, centred on the coasts of the Ireland and Britain, with more than 60,000 tonnes caught annually.
...Cancer pagurus in languages:
- Bokmål
- taskekrabbe
- Czech
- krab německý
- Danish
- Taskekrabbe
- Dutch
- Noordzeekrab
- English
- Edible Crab
- English
- Brown Crab
- French
- Crabe dormeur
- French
- Tourteau
- Galician
- Boi
- German
- Taschenkrebs
- Modern Greek
- Σιδεροκάβουρας
- Modern Greek
- Κάβουρας Ατλαντικού
- Portuguese
- Sapateira
- Russian
- Большой сухопутный краб
- Swedish
- Krabbtaska
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