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Cancer irroratus Atlantic Rock Crab

Cancer irroratus is commonly referred to as Atlantic Rock Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Atlantic rock crab, Cancer irroratus,2022


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lexID:
14645 
AphiaID:
158057 
Scientific:
Cancer irroratus 
German:
Atlantischer Taschenkrebs 
English:
Atlantic Rock Crab 
Category:
Kraby 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cancridae (Family) > Cancer (Genus) > irroratus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Say, [in Say, -1818], 1817 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Península, North Atlantic Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 575 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 5.51" (14 cm) 
Weight:
202 g 
Temperature:
0,5 °F - 66.2 °F (0,5°C - 19°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Clams, Crustaceans, omnivore, Snails, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
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:
2024-06-27 13:50:31 

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Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 [in Say, 1817-1818]

It is a yellowish colour and with shades of red and purplish brown are visible. Rock crabs are opportunistic feeders, including algae, polychaetes, mussels, gastropods, and various crustaceans.

Synonymised names:
Cancer Sayi Gould, 1841 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology (en). Abgerufen am 25.03.2022.
  2. Invasion of the Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) at high latitudes (en). Abgerufen am 25.03.2022.
  3. sealifebase.ca (en). Abgerufen am 25.03.2022.

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Mating

Cancer irroratus,Mating pair of Atlantic Rock Crab, Maine 2024

Commonly

Atlantic rock crab, Cancer irroratus,2022

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