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Paralithodes californiensis, also known as the spiny king crab and the California king crab, is a species of king crab [1] [2] [3] It is closely related to P. rathbuni with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific. [4]
Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab, [2] [3] is a species of king crab. [1] It is closely related to P. californiensis , with the same common name California king crab being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific . [ 3 ]
Parapinnixa affinis, the California Bay pea crab, is a species of pinnotherid crab endemic to Southern California. [1] It is a small crab that lives commensally in the tube of a tube-dwelling worm. It was one of the first marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN Red List in 1996.
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.
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.
Fishers can start harvesting Dungeness crab on Jan. 5 in two fishing zones in Northern California, stretching from the border between Sonoma and Mendocino counties to California’s border with ...
Species Common name Syncaris pacifica: California freshwater shrimp Neotrypaea californiensis: Bay ghost shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus: Korean shrimp Loxorhynchus grandis: Sheep crab Taliepus nuttallii: Southern kelp crab Loxorhynchus crispatus: Decorator crab Oregonia gracilis: Graceful decorator crab Emerita analoga
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