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$Close-up of live dungeness crabs (Metacarcinus magister) just offloaded into shipping tubs, for shipment to market.\n\nTaken in Moss Landing, California, USA$

$The Dungeness crab is a species of crab inhabiting eelgrass beds and water bottoms along the west coast of North America. It typically grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) across the carapace and is a popular seafood. Its common name comes from Dungeness Spit, United States, which shelters a shallow bay inhabited by the crabs. \nDungeness crabs have a wide, long, hard shell, which they must periodically molt to grow; this process is called ecdysis. They have five pairs of legs, which are similarly armored, the foremost pair of which ends in claws the crab uses both as defense and to tear apart large food items. The crab uses its smaller appendages to pass the food particles into its mouth. Once inside the crab's stomach, food is further digested by the \$

A crab ready to be cooked in a Tofino tank

Freshly cooked Dungeness Crab at a seafood festival

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The purple shore crab (Hemigrapsus nudus or the naked shore crab[1]) is a common crab of the family Varunidae that is indigenous to the west coast of United States, Canada, and Mexico. Salt Point State Park, Sonoma County, California.

$Live dungeness crabs (Metacarcinus magister) being offloaded, from a fishing boat, into a shipping container for transport to market.\n\nTaken in Half Moon Bay, California, USA$

(Cancer productus) the Red Rock Crab can be in the intertidal zone to 260 feet in depth. its range is from central Alaska to northern Mexico. These crabs are carnivores. Using their strong claws, they can crack open snails and barnacles, small crabs and dead fish. The juvenile crabs in tidal pools come in a variety of colors. They can be white, red, bluish, gray and have stripes on the carapace.

Dungeness Crab in alert after drifted away from the Pacific Ocean. Fort Funston Beach, San Francisco, California.

single steamed crab isolated on white background

Close up shot of live dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) on white background.

Crabs are a crustacean, found mainly on seashores. They have a very short tail and are covered with a thick shell. Crabs are invertebrates, which means they have no backbone.

Front view portrait of a live Dungeness Crab.

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