''Cancer plebejus'' is a species of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

in the genus ''

Cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...

''. Its common name is the Chilean crab.

Distribution

''C. plebejus'' can be found off the coast of Chile and Peru.

References

plebejus Crustaceans described in 1836 Crustaceans of Chile Crustaceans of Peru {{Cancroidea-stub