Species FAO code: KPG

Calappa granulata

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Italy	it Calappa	–
Portugal	pt Caranguejo pt Freirinha	–
Spain	es Cangrejo real	Andalusia: Pellizco Andalusia: Cajeta Balearic Islands: Cranc reial Catalonia: Pessic Galicia: Boi bravo

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Scientific name

Calappa granulata

Author

(Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank

Species

FAO code

KPG

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyCalappidae
        GenusCalappa
        SpeciesCalappa granulata

Synonyms

Cancer granulatus (Linnaeus, 1757)
Cancer granulata Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 14 — Crabs
      - 0306 14 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 14 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 24 — Crabs
      - 0306 24 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 24 80 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 10 00 — Crab

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Calappa granulata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea