The taxonomic position of Pagurus gracilipes (Stimpson, 1858) and Pagurus nipponensis (Yokoya, 1933), and description of a new species of Pagurus (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) from Japan

Prepared or preserved crab, other than Cancer pagurus

Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus): We obtain it from the best fishing grounds in the scottish coast.

Hermit crab specimens, previously assigned to Pagurus gracilipes (Stimpson, 1858) from the northwestern Pacific, have been critically reexamined.

The edible crab, Cancer Pagurus, is a species of crab found in the waters of Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean.

Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs such as Pagurus bernhardus is vulnerable.

Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs, such as Pagurus bernhardus, is vulnerable.

In addition, a new species of the genus Pagurus, P. alaini, is described and illustrated on the basis of material from Tosa Bay and Bungo Strait, Japan.

The size of an edible crab (Cancer pagurus) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 7, as the maximum width of the carapace measured perpendicular to the antero-posterior midline of the carapace.

Attempts have been made to introduce H. gammarus to New Zealand, alongside other European species such as the edible crab, Cancer pagurus.

The crab shells we use are called Cancer Pagurus and the total amount of crab caught in the year 2007 was 45.000 tons between Norway, France Ireland and the UK.