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True Crabs
Brachyura
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native true crabs All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Striped Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes
34,840 observations
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Atlantic Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus
25,250 observations
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Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
17,159 observations
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Dungeness Crab
Metacarcinus magister
15,583 observations
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Pacific Rock Crab
Romaleon antennarium
9,752 observations
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Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pugilator
8,980 observations
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Atlantic Rock Crab
Cancer irroratus
8,141 observations
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Thin-shelled Rock Crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
8,062 observations
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Ocellate Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus
5,329 observations
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Portly Spider Crab
Libinia emarginata
4,915 observations
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Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax
4,873 observations
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Jonah Crab
Cancer borealis
3,969 observations
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Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax
2,844 observations
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Blackclaw Crestleg Crab
Lophopanopeus bellus
1,809 observations
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Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttallii
1,572 observations