Cancer plebejus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Cancridae |
| Genus: | Cancer |
| Species: | C. plebejus
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| Cancer plebejus | |
Cancer plebejus is a species of crab in the Cancer genus. Its common name is the Chilean crab.[1] There harmless to humans.[2]
Description
Cancer plebejus is red-orange and has a spiky texture.
Location
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile and Peru.[3]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Cancer plebejus, Chilean crab". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Cancer plebejus, Chilean crab". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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