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Crab identification and soft-shell crab
- Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) Kirt L. ...
- Puget Sound box crab (Lopholithodes foraminatus) Will Duguid, University of Victoria.
- Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii Dave Cowles.
- What kind of crab does Oregon have?
- What kind of crabs are found on Oregon coast?
- What kind of crab can you catch in Washington?
What kind of crab does Oregon have?
Red rock crabs (Cancer productus) are native to Oregon. They are often called “Japanese Crab”; a misnomer that may cause worry among recreational crabbers. Red rock crabs are in fact a native species found in the fossil record as well as in Native American middens.
What kind of crabs are found on Oregon coast?
Hairy Oregon shore crab, kelp crab, red rock crab, Dungeness crab, Pacific rock crab, and underside of European green crab—Gary Weber, copyright Oregon Sea Grant.
What kind of crab can you catch in Washington?
Five types of crab are most commonly found in the waters of Puget Sound and along the Pacific Coast of Washington: Dungeness, red rock, box, king and shore. Dungeness crab are most abundant in Seattle, Hood Canal on the Kitsap Peninsula and along the Pacific Coast.
