26 Species in Family Cancridae
Nominal species list for Cancridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Cancer amphioetus Rathbun, 1898 Japanese rock crab
Cancer anthonyi Rathbun, 1897 Yellow rock crab
Cancer bellianus Johnston, 1861 Toothed rock crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 Jonah crab
Cancer gibbosulus (de Haan, 1835) Gibbous rock crab
Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852 Graceful rock crab
Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 Atlantic rock crab
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989 Northern lemon rock crab
Cancer jordani Rathbun, 1900 Hairy rock crab
Cancer novaezealandiae (Jacquinot, 1853) Cancer crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 Edible crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 Chilean crab
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930 Boco
Cancer productus Randall, 1840 Red rock crab
Glebocarcinus kashini Marin, Maiorova & Korn, 2018
Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana, 1852) Pygmy rock crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)
Metacarcinus edwardsii (Bell, 1835) Mola rock crab
Metacarcinus gracilis (Dana, 1852)
Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852) Dungeness crab
Platepistoma balssii (Zarenkov, 1990)
Platepistoma guezei (Crosnier, 1976)
Platepistoma nanum Davie, 1991
Romaleon antennarium (Stimpson, 1856) California red rock crab
Romaleon branneri (Rathbun, 1926) Furrowed rock crab
Romaleon setosum (Molina, 1782) Rock-crabs
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