Dungeness crab

Dungeness crab
Dungeness crab measuring 17 cm (6.7 in)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Cancridae
Genus: Metacarcinus
Species:
M. magister
Binomial name
Metacarcinus magister
(Dana, 1852) [1]
Synonyms

Cancer magister Dana, 1852 [1]

The Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister)[2] makes up one of the most important seafood industries along the west coast of North America.[3][4][5] Its typical range extends from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to Point Conception, near Santa Barbara, California.[4] Dungeness typically grow 6–7 in (150–180 mm) at their widest point and inhabit eelgrass beds and sandy bottoms.[6][7] Its common name comes from the Dungeness Spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington state, United States, which shelters a shallow bay inhabited by the crabs.[7]

  1. ^ a b Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ the naming convention recognised by WoRMS
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Dungeness Crab Report" (PDF). www.seafoodwatch.org. 2019-11-04.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference halfcentury was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Dungeness Crab. Cancer magister". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Dungeness Crab Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game".