Red rock crab may refer to several 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 ...
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Cancer productus
''Cancer productus'', one of several species known as red rock crabs, is a crab of the genus ''Cancer'' found on the western coast of North America. This species is commonly nicknamed the Pearl of the Pacific Northwest.
Description
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Grapsus grapsus
''Grapsus grapsus'' is one of the most common crabs along the western coast of the Americas. It is known as the red rock crab, or, along with other crabs such as ''Percnon gibbesi'', as the Sally Lightfoot crab.
Distribution
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Guinusia chabrus'' (formerly ''Plagusia chabrus''), found in the southern Indian and Pacific Oceans from South Africa to Chile
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