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{{short description|Species of crustacean}}
'''Cancer plebejus''' is a species of crab in the [[Cancer (genus)|Cancer genus]]. Its common name is the Chilean crab.<ref>{{Citation|title=Cancer plebejus|date=2013-05-12|url=https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cancer_plebejus&oldid=37618291|work=Wikipedia|language=nl|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>
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'''''Cancer plebejus''''' is a species of [[crab]] in the genus ''[[Cancer (genus)|Cancer]]''. Its common name is the Chilean crab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=440380|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836|website=www.marinespecies.org|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>
== Description ==
Cancer plebejus is red-orange and has a spiky texture.


== Location ==
== Distribution ==
''C. plebejus'' can be found off the coast of Chile and Peru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Cancer-plebejus.html|title=Cancer plebejus, Chilean crab|website=www.sealifebase.ca|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>
Cancer plebejus can be found off the coast of Chile.


== References ==
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Cancer plebejus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Cancridae
Genus: Cancer
Species:
C. plebejus
Binomial name
Cancer plebejus
Poeppig, 1836

Cancer plebejus is a species of crab in the genus Cancer. Its common name is the Chilean crab.[1]

Distribution[edit]

C. plebejus can be found off the coast of Chile and Peru.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ^ "Cancer plebejus, Chilean crab". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-24.