Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 0–90 m
- Max size: 20 cm
A broad, brick red crab of rocky and protected shores, it ranges from the intertidal down to about 90 metres. It buries in the substrate when resting, digs prey out of the sediment, and the young and mating pairs come up into the intertidal only on dark high tides.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Cancridae › Cancer
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 440382.
FAQ
- How deep does the Red Rock Crab live?
- The Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) is typically found at 0–90 m.
- How big does the Red Rock Crab get?
- The Red Rock Crab grows to about 20 cm.