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Red "Rock" Crab

Common Name: Red "Rock" Crab

Scientific Name: Cancer productus

Order:Arthropoda

Range: Alaska to California

Diet: Eats sea cucumbers, polychaetes, smaller crabs, and other invertebrates; will also scavenge dead fish and other meat

Facts: 1. Females can carry 172,000 to 597,000 eggs 2. During the winter, males stay in shallower water while the females will work to deeper water 3. Often has other animal live on its body such as barnacles, tube-dwelling polychaetes, hydrozoanz, etc.

Can Visitors Interact? No, this animal can only be viewed in the touch tank.


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