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The California rock crab fishery is made up of three species - the yellow rock crab (C. anthonyi), the brown rock crab (C. antennarius), and the red rock crab (C. productus). Rock crab landings for 1999 were 790,000 pounds and have averaged 1.2 million pounds per year from 1991-1999. [7]
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native
Pelagic red crab (Grimothea planipes)Grimothea planipes usually feeds on protists and zooplankton, but will feed by filtering blooms of diatoms. [7]As the most abundant species of micronekton in the California Current, Grimothea planipes fills an important ecological niche converting primary production into energy that larger organisms can use. [8]
In 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation designating the Dungeness crab as California's official state crustacean. The 2022-23 crab season brought revenue of about $54.4 million to the California economy. [22] The annual Dungeness Crab Festival is held in Port Angeles, Washington, each October. [23] [24]
The California rock crab fishery is made up of three species - the yellow rock crab (C. anthonyi), the brown rock crab (R. antennarium), and the red rock crab (C. productus). Rock crab landings for 1999 were 790,000 pounds and have averaged 1.2 million pounds per year from 1991-1999. [2]
Loxorhynchus grandis, commonly known as the sheep crab or spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. [1] It is the largest crab found on the California coast. [2] The species was first described to science by William Stimpson in 1857. [3] The type specimen was collected on the coast of California, near San Francisco.
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Every species of freshwater crab described so far has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; [6] of the species for which data are available, 32% are threatened with extinction. [5] For instance, all but one of Sri Lanka's 50 freshwater crab species are endemic to that country, and more than half are critically ...