Cancer productus Randall, 1840
Red rock crab
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Family:  Cancridae (rock crabs)
Max. size:  20 cm CW (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 90 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Nunivak and Kodiak Islands, Alaska to Isla San Martin, Baja California. Subtropical to temperate.
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Biology:  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).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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