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Metacarcinus magister Dungeness Crab, Californian Crab, Common Edible Crab

Metacarcinus magister is commonly referred to as Dungeness Crab, Californian Crab, Common Edible Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Metacarcinus magister, Dungeness Crab. This is a young 5cm,Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 2013


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lexID:
13929 
AphiaID:
440388 
Scientific:
Metacarcinus magister 
German:
Pazifischer Taschenkrebs, Kalifornischer Taschenkrebs 
English:
Dungeness Crab, Californian Crab, Common Edible Crab 
Category:
Kraby 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cancridae (Family) > Metacarcinus (Genus) > magister (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1852 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), Northeast Atlantic, USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 230 Meter 
Habitats:
Estuaries (river mouths), Mussel farms, Shell farms, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Banks 
Size:
3.94" - 8.66" (10cm - 22,5cm) 
Temperature:
37.4 °F - 66.2 °F (3°C - 19°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-27 12:38:18 

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Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

The Dungeness crab, is a species of crab that inhabits eelgrass beds and water bottoms on the west coast of North America.

The Dungeness crab is considered a delicacy in the United States and Canada.

Synonymised names:
Cancer magister Dana, 1852

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 27.06.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.06.2021.

Pictures

Adult

Cancer magister (Coleman Beach) 2025
A large dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister).2014

Juvenile

Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister), junvenile in a tidepool,British Columbia 2014
Cancer magister, Dungeness Crab.Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 2013
Metacarcinus magisterCancer magister Dungeness Crab Juvenile.about 4 cm across carapace.North Point, Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 2012
Metacarcinus magister, Dungeness Crab. This is a young 5cm,Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 2013

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