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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
Invertebrates • Species
Cancer irroratus
Rock crab - Crabe commun

Cancer irroratus
Characteristics:
• carapace wider than long
• perimeter smoothed, less indented than Cancer borealis
• coastal species
May be mistaken for: Cancer borealis
Cancer irroratus
Family:
Cancridae
Type of measure:
Carapace width mm
Maximum size:
133 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified (coastal sampling)
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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