Cancer pagurus Edible crab, Brown crab

Cancer pagurus is commonly referred to as Edible crab, Brown crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3321 

AphiaID:

107276 

Scientific:

Cancer pagurus 

German:

Brauner Taschenkrebs 

English:

Edible Crab, Brown Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cancridae (Family) > Cancer (Genus) > pagurus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Balearic Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Germany, Ireland, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

8,1 °F - 71.6 °F (8,1°C - 22°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Detritus, Frozen Food (large sort), Sea urchins, Smelts, Snails 

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Cancer bellianus
• Cancer bispinosus
• 
  Cancer borealis
  Northern crab, Jonah rock crab, Jonah crab
• 
  Cancer irroratus
  Atlantischer Taschenkrebs
• Cancer johngarthi
• Cancer laevis
• Cancer mytilorum
• Cancer mytulorum
• 
  Cancer pagurus
  Brauner Taschenkrebs
• Cancer plebejus
• Cancer porteri
• 
  Cancer productus
  Roter Taschenkrebs
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-30 23:41:32 

Last edit:

2021-02-25 11:36:56 

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