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Cancer productus Randall, 1840
Red rock crab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Cancridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 78177). Subtropical, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 30°N, 168°W - 116°W (Ref. 78486)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Pacific: Nunivak and Kodiak Islands, Alaska to Isla San Martin, Baja California. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 78486)
Depth range is from intertidal to about 90 m. Max size from male specimen captured off Punta Banda, Baja California (Ref. 78177).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Jensen, G.C. 1995. (Ref. 78177)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 8 - 12.1, mean 9.6 (based on 82 cells).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.