Decapoda5 species

Family Rock Crabs (Cancridae)

Cancridae is a family in the order Decapoda. Browse 5 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Cancridae (5)

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Identification: Can be distinguished from the Dungeness Crab by the presence of black tipped claws.

Dungeness Crab

Metacarcinus magister

commonly sold in restaurants and markets in w. US. the most commercially important crab in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the western states generally. In 2014, 53 million pounds worth $170 million was harvested. the annual Dungeness Crab and Seaf

Cancer borealis

Slender Crab

Cancer gracilis

Atlantic Rock Crab

Cancer irroratus