Dungeness Crab

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The famous genus Cancer of the Rock Crab family (Cancridae) is known to biologists and astronomers alike.

Dungeness Crabs (Cancer magister) are a West Coast species, popular in the commercial trade and named for the town of Dungeness, WA, one of the origins of the commercial harvest.

They live near shore along much of the Pacific Northwest and are characterized by the red shell and white pincers.

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