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Cancer productus   Randall, 1840

Red rock crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 78177, 78494, 93916, 865, 78677; R: Ref. 78177.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jensen, G.C., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Cancridae (rock crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; rango de profundidad 0 - 90 m (Ref. 78177).   Subtropical, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 30°N, 168°W - 116°W (Ref. 78486)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Eastern Pacific: Nunivak and Kodiak Islands, Alaska to Isla San Martin, Baja California. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW macho / no sexado; (Ref. 78486)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Depth range is from intertidal to about 90 m. Max size from male specimen captured off Punta Banda, Baja California (Ref. 78177). Forages on shores protected from wave action. Juveniles and mating pairs occur in the intertidal zone only on nocturnal high tides (Ref. 78483). Buries itself in the substrate during periods of inactivity (Ref. 78491). Excavating predator (Ref. 78493).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Most species produce a single brood each winter but may reach up to two or three broods per year and the reproductive life span is about 4 years. The cumulative number of broods produced over the maximum life span is about 4 broods.

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Jensen, G.C. 1995. (Ref. 78177)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesquerías: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8 - 12.1, mean 9.6 (based on 82 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.