Cancer pagurus
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- Work cat.: Edwards, E. The edible crab and its fishery in British waters, 1979:p. 15 (Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)) p. 18 (European edible crab)
- NCBI taxonomy browser, Dec. 9, 2010(Cancer pagurus; genbank common name: edible crab; other common name: rock crab)
- 2010 FDA Seafood list, via WWW, Dec. 9, 2010(Cancer pagurus; acceptable market name: Crab, Rock; scientific common name: Edible Rock Crab; vernacular names: Devon Crab, Common European Crab)
- Wikipedia, Dec. 9, 2010(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 in the Mediterranean Sea; synonyms: Cancer fimbriatus Olivi, 1792; Platycarcinus pagurus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834; Platycarcinus pagurus Couch, 1838; Cancer luederwaldti Rathbun, 1930)
- World register of marine species, via WWW, Dec. 9, 2010(Cancer pagurus; synonymised taxa: Cancer fimbriatus Olivi, 1792 (synonym); Cancer luederwaldti. Vernacular name: edible crab)
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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.
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