Biology:Cancer bellianus
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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. bellianus
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| Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861[1]
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Cancer bellianus, the toothed rock crab, is a common species of crab in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Description
It grows up to 130 millimetres (5.1 in) in carapace length, and is pale brown with red spots.[2]
Distribution and ecology
Its geographical range extends from near Höfn on the south coast of Iceland (at nearly 64° N) south to Morocco, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.[3] It is found at depths from 50 metres (160 ft) to over 730 m (2,400 ft).[4] While the species is sometimes abundant in the south of its range, it is uncommon further north; all the specimens from Brittany and further north were male, and are thought to be recent travellers from further south, rather than representing a stable northern population.[5]
Fisheries
C. bellianus is caught as bycatch by artisan fishermen targeting Palinurus elephas, and as much as 10 t can be caught annually.[3]
References
- ↑ Charles Fransen (June 12, 2007). "Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861". European Register of Marine Species. http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107275.
- ↑ "Cancer bellianus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/crustacea.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=182.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pinho, M. R.; J. M. Gonçalves; H. R. Martins (2001). "Biology and abundance of Cancer bellianus (Decapoda, Brachyura) around the Azores". ICES Journal of Marine Science 58 (4): 896–903. doi:10.1006/jmsc.2001.1079.
- ↑ J. A. Quiles; V. Rico; V. M. Tuset; J. I. Santana; J. A. González (2001). "Notes on the biology of Cancer bellianus (Brachyura, Cancridae) around the Canary Islands". Hydrobiologia 449 (1–3): 193–199. doi:10.1023/A:1017546615270.
- ↑ James Mason; C. Davidson (1965). "Cancer bellianus Johnson in Northern Atlantic waters (Decapod Brachyura)". Crustaceana 10 (3): 318–320. doi:10.1163/156854066X00261.
Wikidata ☰ Q1094941 entry
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