Metacarcinus anthonyi Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab

Metacarcinus anthonyiis commonly referred to as Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Defending her brood.Yellow Rock Crab, Metacarcinus anthonyi, found under a boulder in a tide pool, California 2022

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AphiaID:: 440385

Scientific:: Metacarcinus anthonyi
German:: Gelber Taschenkrebs
English:: Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cancridae (Family) > Metacarcinus (Genus) > anthonyi (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rathbun, ), 1897

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: - 132 Meter
Size:: 5.51" - 6.3" (14,8cm - 16,5cm)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-27 15:52:37
Last edit:: 2022-02-27 16:00:15

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Metacarcinus anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)

Metacarcinus anthonyi, the yellow rock crab or yellow crab, is a species of edible crab native to the Pacific coast of North America.

Synonymised names:
Cancer anthonyi Rathbun, 1897 (basionym)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2022.

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Defending her brood.Yellow Rock Crab, Metacarcinus anthonyi, found under a boulder in a tide pool, California 2022

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