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Spotting

Description:

I know it is a red crab, but I would like to know it's proper name!

Habitat:

oceans.

Notes:

found washed up on a beach

2 Species ID Suggestions

ChiaraOpal
ChiaraOpal 12 years ago
Dungeness crab
Cancer magister Dungeness Crab
Cancer / Rock Crab
Cancer irroratus


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3 Comments

Mary Alliston Butt
Mary Alliston Butt 7 years ago

Dungeness Crabs are not found in Newfoundland.

Mary Alliston Butt
Mary Alliston Butt 7 years ago

From Newfoundland and doing my master's thesis on Green Crabs (Carcinus maenas) and these guys, which are rock crabs (Cancer irroratus).
Great picture!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice!

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 29, 2011

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