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red rock crab

Cancer productus

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Usually brick red, best identified by black-tipped claws.

Habitat:

Rocky subtidal and intertidal habitats

Notes:

I observed this one at low tide in some red algae-covered rocks next to the Seattle aquarium.

Reference Links:

Crab Identification and Biology | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

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