EDIBLE CRAB
CANCER PAGURUS
Fig 1
DESCRIPTION: The carapace is reddish-brown with a width that can reach up to 250mm.  It has a distinctive pie crust edge.  The main pincers are concolorous with the carapace and have black tips.  The eyes are greenish.     DISTRIBUTION: All coasts. HABITAT: Lower shore on rocky coasts. BEST TIME TO SEE: All year round.

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