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Crab Information
| Dungeness Crab (Cancer
magister)
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| Identification:
Most crab seldom exceed
eight inches and average just under seven inches of shell width. The
Dungeness crab has white-tipped claws and a brownish shell. Habitat: They
inhabit eelgrass beds and muddy to sandy bottoms, from the low intertidal zone to depths in excess of 600
feet.
Range: Found from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska
south central California.
The Dungeness crab eats a wide variety of marine forms, including clams, fish, and
other crabs, as well as other items, starfish, marine worms, squid, snails, and eggs from fish or
shellfish and is cannibalistic. They are also eaten by quite a few creatures, including dogfish,
hake, halibut, ling cod, sculpins, wolf eel and other crab, as well as starfish. The crab is also a favorite food of the
octopus and, of course, the human.
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| Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) |
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Identification: Teeth somewhat broad
and rounded with teeth between eyes of nearly equal size and shape.
Claws large, with black tips. Adults are typically a uniform reddish
color, while juveniles are extremely variable and often have very
striking zebra patterns. Size: Males to eight inches; females to six
inches. Range: Kodiak Alaska to Baja California. Habitat: Found from the
middle intertidal to 260 feet. Occurs on a wide range of substrate
types, but is most common in gravelly areas and on well protected
boulder beaches.
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